| real peruano (Spanish) | |||||
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| Unit | |||||
| Plural | reales | ||||
| Denominations | |||||
| Superunit | |||||
| 16 | escudo | ||||
| 8 | peso | ||||
| Demographics | |||||
| Date of withdrawal | 1863 | ||||
| Replaced by | Peruvian sol | ||||
| User(s) |  Peru | ||||
| Valuation | |||||
| Value | 10 reales = 1 sol | ||||
| This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete. | |||||
The real was the currency of Peru until 1863. Sixteen silver reales equalled one gold escudo. The silver coin of 8 reales was also known as the peso.