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1555, Santo Domingo, Charles & Joanna of Spain. Copper 4 Maravedis Coin. 2pcs!

Obverse: Crowned initial (Y), flanked by letter (oF) and value (oIIII) to right, letter F to left. Legend: CAROLVS    ° ET ° IOANNA ° Reverse: Crowned pillars of Hercules flanking central dot. Initials (S-P) at sides. Legend: + REGIS  ISPANIARVM ET INDIAR

Santo Domingo (meaning "Saint Dominic"), officially Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic and the largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean by population.

Founded by Bartholomew Columbus in 1496, on the east bank of the Ozama River and then moved by Nicolás de Ovando in 1502 to the west bank of the river, the city is the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in the Americas, and was the first seat of the Spanish colonial rule in the New World. Santo Domingo is the site of the first university, cathedral, castle, monastery, and fortress in the New World. Santo Domingo was called Ciudad Trujillo, from 1936 to 1961, after the Dominican Republic's dictator, Rafael Trujillo, named the capital after himself. Following his assassination, the city resumed its original designation.

Santo Domingo is the cultural, financial, political, commercial and industrial center of the Dominican Republic,   with the country's most important industries being located within the   city. Santo Domingo also serves as the chief seaport of the country. The   city's harbor at the mouth of the Ozama River accommodates the largest vessels, and the port handles both heavy   passenger and freight traffic. Temperatures are high year round, with a   cool breeze around winter time.

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