2 Pesos

This note belongs to the first paper currency ever issued by the Dominican Republic, authorized within months of independence being declared in February 1844. The Comisión de Hacienda — a provisional financial committee rather than a true central bank — produced these notes locally in Santo Domingo under severely limited means, which accounts for the rudimentary printing quality that distinguishes the entire P#1–P#5 series from any contemporary Latin American issue.

Local production in a newly independent state with no established printing infrastructure meant the notes were effectively hand-finished documents. Forgeries appeared almost immediately, and the series was short-lived.