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The Dominican peso is the currency of the Dominican Republic (Spanish: República Dominicana). 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. It is the only currency that is legal tender in the Dominican Republic for all monetary transactions whether public or private.