Aqua, brown, and yellow tones give the Dominican Republic’s 500 Pesos Dominicanos note the atmosphere of literary memory held within a modern central-bank framework.
Design & Symbolism
Obverse
The obverse presents Salomé Ureña de Henríquez and Pedro Henríquez Ureña, two figures associated with Dominican intellectual and literary life, set beside Rose of Bayahibe flowers and formal Spanish text. At the upper right, the denomination appears on the bank logo in green-to-gold OVI, adding a contemporary security accent to a design rooted in national culture.
Reverse
The reverse shows the Banco Central headquarters buildings in Santo Domingo, arranged across a clean aqua field with denomination elements and institutional lettering. The composition shifts from portraiture to monetary authority, linking Dominican cultural identity with the architecture of the central bank itself.
Collector’s Insight
For collectors, this 500 Pesos Dominicanos note is the 2022 variety with the Héctor Valdez Albizu / José Manuel Vicente Dubocq signature combination and Giesecke+Devrient production. Its 4 mm green-to-blue RollingStar windowed security thread with demetalized 500, Juan Pablo Duarte watermark with vertical electrotype 500, and updated holographic seal type II give the note a precise technical place within the later Dominican 500 Pesos series.
Shipping & Guarantee
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