Dominican Republic Coin
Dominican Republic Coin
- Description (Brief)
- The Scovill Manufacturing Company of Waterbury, Connecticut produced this Dominican Republic one-centavo coin around 1877. Scovill was established in 1802 as a button manufacturer that is still in business today. Scovill is an important example of early American industrial manufacturing that adapted armory machines to mass-produce a variety of consumer goods including buttons, daguerreotype mats, medals, and coins.
- Obverse: The legend reads: REPUBLICA DOMINICANA/1877
- Reverse: The rim is surrounded by a wreath. The legend reads: UN CENTAVO
- Location
- Currently not on view
- maker
- Scovill Manufacturing Company
- Measurements
- overall: 1.9 cm; 3/4 in
- ID Number
- 1981.0296.1663
- catalog number
- 1981.0296.1663
- accession number
- 1981.0296
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- Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing
- Industry & Manufacturing
- Scovill Manufacturing Collection
- Coins, Currency and Medals
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
