Peruvian real

Peruvian real
real peruano (Spanish)
100-peso banknote obverse (1867)8-escudo coin (1863)
Unit
Pluralreales
Denominations
Superunit
 16escudo
 8peso
Demographics
Date of withdrawal1863
Replaced byPeruvian sol
User(s) Peru
Valuation
Value10 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.