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New banknote and coin
It may be true, but I have tried to make it as clear as possible in the past that Sosua News is not a source of news.
There's just as much chance of it being true, as if a motoconcho driver told you that story.
I want to make it clear that I am not disputing that it may be true, but suggesting that you should stop posting info from Sosua News, as if it was factual, as most of what they print, is not.
I Googled it and found a couple of websites mentioning it.
Like I said. I'm not disputing the info, but Sosua News stories should not be quoted as fact, as they frequently are not.
instead of coming out with a new 60 peso coin, it would be nice to see them get a decent supply of the new 10 and 25 peso coins..I found it very difficult to get change last time in dr and the 10 peso bills were in terrible condition. I do not know if it is true or not, but i heard that the Canadian mint made the new coins for the dr. government, and that the shortage is caused because the mint will not give them another order until the first order is paid for.
change
I always try to have lots of small bills. I think Dominicans dont like to make change, especially for gringos.
The new 200 and 60 would help.
I always try to have lots of small bills. I think Dominicans dont like to make change, especially for gringos.
The new 200 and 60 would help.I can see the 200 pesos bill making sense, but the 60 pesos coin sounds like the most absurd coin denomiation I have ever heard of.I always try to have lots of small bills. I think Dominicans dont like to make change, especially for gringos.
I can just see the locals trying to figure out how much money they have when they have four of those coins in their hands.
They're gonna need calculators for that.
Sad...but true...
Then again...after a few rounds of cuba libre....my calculations can go off a bit as well....This is why it's important to pick up a few rounds early on in the night and let everyone else take over later in the evening
Just a DR thing Rocky.
With the 1 peso, 5 peso, 10 peso and the 25 peso coins, it would be only natural to go to the 50 peso coin, thus matching the U.S. coins.
It was probably supposed to be a 50 peso coin, but someone with bad writing or a typo screwed it up along the way. A 60 peso coin just doesn't make sense in a country where all the other coins can be divided into 100 evenly.
When they came out with the 10 and 25 peso coins, I told my wife that they will make a 50 peso coin next. Oh well so much for using logic in the DR.
Maybe they plan on raising the price of a "Presidente" to 60 pesos! :chinese:
You may end up being right. In February of 2006 the initial report was:
http://www.dominicantoday.com/app/article.aspx?id=10088
The Central Bank is already in possession of the coin models to replace the RD$10 and RD$20 bills, in pursuit of facilitating the flow of money with lower value.
The RD$10 and RD$20 coins will soon circulate across the country together with RD$1.00 and RD$5.00 denominations, though the exact date is yet to be disclosed.
When the coins were put in circulation it turned out to be RD$10 and RD$25. Only in the DR and only time will tell.
I read about the 200-pesos note in Listin Diario, but have heard nothing about the 60 pesos coin...
http://www.dominicantoday.com/app/article.aspx?id=25638
In case the Link from Dominican Times above doesn't work:
New 200-peso bill honors Dominican martyrs
SANTO DOMINGO.- The Central Bank presented a new RD$200 bill and to mark its 60th anniversary put in circulation a coin of that denomination, during a ceremony headed by president Leonel Fernandez and central banker H?ctor Valdez Albizu.
In the activity, held in the Central Bank, Valdez said that the new RD$200 bill is a deserved posthumous tribute to Minerva, Patria and Maria Teresa Mirabal, "who are glorified in an imperishable manner as an example for the new and future generations."
The commemorative RD$60 coin honors Salom? Ure?a de Henr?quez "for her eminent contributions in the fields of literature and education."
In case the Link from Dominican Times above doesn't work:
New 200-peso bill honors Dominican martyrs
SANTO DOMINGO.- The Central Bank presented a new RD$200 bill and to mark its 60th anniversary put in circulation a coin of that denomination, during a ceremony headed by president Leonel Fernandez and central banker H?ctor Valdez Albizu.
In the activity, held in the Central Bank, Valdez said that the new RD$200 bill is a deserved posthumous tribute to Minerva, Patria and Maria Teresa Mirabal, "who are glorified in an imperishable manner as an example for the new and future generations."
The commemorative RD$60 coin honors Salom? Ure?a de Henr?quez "for her eminent contributions in the fields of literature and education."