Dominican peso
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For the currency used in the Commonwealth of Dominica, see Eastern Caribbean dollar.
Peso dominicano (English: Dominican peso) has been the name of the currency of the Dominican Republic (Spanish: República Dominicana) since 2010. Its symbol is "$", with "RD$" used when distinction from other pesos (or dollars) is required; its ISO 4217 code is "DOP". Each peso is divided into 100 centavos ("cents"), for which the ¢ symbol is used. With exception of the United States dollar, it is the only currency that is legal tender in the Dominican Republic for all monetary transactions, whether public or private.
Quick Facts peso dominicano (Spanish), ISO 4217 ...
peso dominicano (Spanish) | |
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ISO 4217 | |
Code | DOP (numeric: 214) |
Subunit | 0.01 |
Unit | |
Symbol | $ or RD$ |
Denominations | |
Subunit | |
1⁄100 | centavo |
Banknotes | |
Freq. used | 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000 pesos dominicanos |
Coins | |
Freq. used | 1, 5, 10, 25 pesos dominicanos |
Demographics | |
User(s) | Dominican Republic |
Issuance | |
Central bank | Central Bank of the Dominican Republic |
Website | www |
Printer | Polish Security Printing Works [pl] |
Website | www |
Valuation | |
Inflation | 1.4% |
Source | The World Factbook, 2009 est. |
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Before the 2010 constitution, peso oro (English: Gold peso) was the official name of the currency of the Dominican Republic.