The real was the currency of
Santo Domingo
, total_type = Total
, population_density_km2 = auto
, timezone = AST (UTC −4)
, area_code_type = Area codes
, area_code = 809, 829, 849
, postal_code_type = Postal codes
, postal_code = 10100–10699 ( Distrito Nacional)
, webs ...
(now the
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with ...
) until 1822. Some coins were struck locally which circulated alongside other
Spanish colonial coins. The real was replaced by the
Haitian gourde when Santo Domingo was taken over by
Haïti
Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and so ...
.
''For later currencies of the Dominican Republic, see
Dominican peso''
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.
References
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External links
Modern obsolete currencies
1822 disestablishments in North America
Currencies of the Dominican Republic
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