The real was the currency of

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(now the

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) until 1822. Some coins were struck locally which circulated alongside other Spanish colonial coins. The real was replaced by the

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when Santo Domingo was taken over by

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. ''For later currencies of the Dominican Republic, see

Dominican peso ' ( en, Dominican peso) has been the name of the currency of the Dominican Republic ( es, República Dominicana) since 2011. Its symbol is " $", with "RD$" used when distinction from other pesos (or dollars) is required; its ISO 4217 code is "DO ...

Coins

Coins were minted in denominations of , 1 and 2 reales, with the real in copper and the 1 and 2 reales in silver. Mexican 1 and 8 real coins were countermarked with the crowned monogram F7^o for circulation in Santo Domingo.

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Modern obsolete currencies 1822 disestablishments in North America Currencies of the Dominican Republic {{DominicanRepublic-stub