what is the currency in the dominican republic called?
Dominican peso
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 The Dominican Republic had its second war for independence in 1844 , which was successful in obtaining independence from Haiti . Spain reannexed the country at the request of its then @-@ dictator , Gen. Pedro Santana ( who attempted to benefit personally from the event ) , in 1861 . A third revolt , the War of Restoration , sought independence from the Spanish in 1863 . Its leaders used Haiti as a guerrilla base , since the Haitian government feared a Spanish takeover and the restoration of slavery in the occupied territories , and was thus sympathetic to their cause . Their stronghold , however , was the Cibao valley in the northeastern part of Hispaniola . 

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 Like the other Francophone musics of the Lesser Antilles , Dominican folk music is a hybrid of African and European elements . The quadrille is an important symbol of French Antillean culture , and is , on Dominica , typically accompanied by a kind of ensemble called a jing ping band . In addition , Dominica 's folk tradition includes folk songs called bélé , traditional storytelling called kont , masquerade , children 's and work songs , and Carnival music . 

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 Dominican Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit declared August 19 , 2007 to be a national day of prayer and thanks @-@ giving . The destruction of 546 residences forced approximately 1 @,@ 000 people into 100 shelters . A USAID disaster specialist liaised with the Dominican Office of Disaster Management and arraigned for assistance to the order of US $ 60 @,@ 648 of relief supplies and $ 25 @,@ 000 of Emergency Shelter supplies . 

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 The Euro has been used as a trading currency in Cuba since 1998 , and Syria since 2006 . There are also various currencies pegged to the euro ( see below ) . In 2009 , Zimbabwe abandoned its local currency and used major currencies instead , including the euro and the United States dollar . 

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 The currencies of Puerto Rico closely follow the historic development of Puerto Rico . As a colony of Spain and the United States , Puerto Rico was granted the use of both foreign and provincial currencies . Following the Spanish colonization in 1502 , Puerto Rico became an important port , with its own supply of gold . However , as the mineral reserves ran empty within the century , the archipelago 's economy suffered . The Spanish Crown issued the Situado Mexicano , which meant that a semi @-@ regular shipment of gold from the Viceroyalty of New Spain would be sent to the island , as a way to provide economic support . Between 1636 and 1637 , Philip IV of Spain imposed a tax which had to be paid using a revenue stamp . Inspired by this , Puerto Rico began producing banknotes in 1766 , becoming the first colony to print 8 @-@ real banknotes in the Spanish Empire and which in the Spanish government 's approval of subsequent issues . 
