diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/rest.py b/qa/rpc-tests/rest.py
index 1a2d326cc3..b0cde7268e 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/rest.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/rest.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from struct import *
 import binascii
 import json
 import StringIO
+import decimal
 
 try:
     import http.client as httplib
@@ -243,7 +244,7 @@ class RESTTest (BitcoinTestFramework):
         response_header_json = http_get_call(url.hostname, url.port, '/rest/headers/1/'+bb_hash+self.FORMAT_SEPARATOR+"json", "", True)
         assert_equal(response_header_json.status, 200)
         response_header_json_str = response_header_json.read()
-        json_obj = json.loads(response_header_json_str)
+        json_obj = json.loads(response_header_json_str, parse_float=decimal.Decimal)
         assert_equal(len(json_obj), 1) #ensure that there is one header in the json response
         assert_equal(json_obj[0]['hash'], bb_hash) #request/response hash should be the same
 
diff --git a/src/rpcserver.cpp b/src/rpcserver.cpp
index bcad06a0c1..201fc5eba8 100644
--- a/src/rpcserver.cpp
+++ b/src/rpcserver.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include "sync.h"
 #include "ui_interface.h"
 #include "util.h"
-#include "utilmoneystr.h"
 #include "utilstrencodings.h"
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
 #include "wallet/wallet.h"
@@ -121,7 +120,7 @@ void RPCTypeCheckObj(const UniValue& o,
 
 CAmount AmountFromValue(const UniValue& value)
 {
-    if (!value.isReal() && !value.isNum())
+    if (!value.isNum())
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_TYPE_ERROR, "Amount is not a number");
     CAmount amount;
     if (!ParseFixedPoint(value.getValStr(), 8, &amount))
@@ -133,7 +132,12 @@ CAmount AmountFromValue(const UniValue& value)
 
 UniValue ValueFromAmount(const CAmount& amount)
 {
-    return UniValue(UniValue::VREAL, FormatMoney(amount));
+    bool sign = amount < 0;
+    int64_t n_abs = (sign ? -amount : amount);
+    int64_t quotient = n_abs / COIN;
+    int64_t remainder = n_abs % COIN;
+    return UniValue(UniValue::VNUM,
+            strprintf("%s%d.%08d", sign ? "-" : "", quotient, remainder));
 }
 
 uint256 ParseHashV(const UniValue& v, string strName)
diff --git a/src/test/rpc_tests.cpp b/src/test/rpc_tests.cpp
index 25599beafc..7946b02855 100644
--- a/src/test/rpc_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/rpc_tests.cpp
@@ -120,6 +120,29 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(rpc_format_monetary_values)
     BOOST_CHECK(ValueFromAmount(100000000LL).write() == "1.00000000");
     BOOST_CHECK(ValueFromAmount(2099999999999990LL).write() == "20999999.99999990");
     BOOST_CHECK(ValueFromAmount(2099999999999999LL).write() == "20999999.99999999");
+
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ValueFromAmount(0).write(), "0.00000000");
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ValueFromAmount((COIN/10000)*123456789).write(), "12345.67890000");
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ValueFromAmount(-COIN).write(), "-1.00000000");
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ValueFromAmount(-COIN/10).write(), "-0.10000000");
+
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ValueFromAmount(COIN*100000000).write(), "100000000.00000000");
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ValueFromAmount(COIN*10000000).write(), "10000000.00000000");
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ValueFromAmount(COIN*1000000).write(), "1000000.00000000");
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ValueFromAmount(COIN*100000).write(), "100000.00000000");
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ValueFromAmount(COIN*10000).write(), "10000.00000000");
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ValueFromAmount(COIN*1000).write(), "1000.00000000");
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ValueFromAmount(COIN*100).write(), "100.00000000");
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ValueFromAmount(COIN*10).write(), "10.00000000");
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ValueFromAmount(COIN).write(), "1.00000000");
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ValueFromAmount(COIN/10).write(), "0.10000000");
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ValueFromAmount(COIN/100).write(), "0.01000000");
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ValueFromAmount(COIN/1000).write(), "0.00100000");
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ValueFromAmount(COIN/10000).write(), "0.00010000");
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ValueFromAmount(COIN/100000).write(), "0.00001000");
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ValueFromAmount(COIN/1000000).write(), "0.00000100");
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ValueFromAmount(COIN/10000000).write(), "0.00000010");
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ValueFromAmount(COIN/100000000).write(), "0.00000001");
 }
 
 static UniValue ValueFromString(const std::string &str)
diff --git a/src/test/univalue_tests.cpp b/src/test/univalue_tests.cpp
index 16bc8d30f6..67cb9b9623 100644
--- a/src/test/univalue_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/univalue_tests.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(univalue_constructor)
 
     double vd = -7.21;
     UniValue v7(vd);
-    BOOST_CHECK(v7.isReal());
+    BOOST_CHECK(v7.isNum());
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(v7.getValStr(), "-7.21");
 
     string vs("yawn");
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(univalue_set)
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(v.getValStr(), "zum");
 
     BOOST_CHECK(v.setFloat(-1.01));
-    BOOST_CHECK(v.isReal());
+    BOOST_CHECK(v.isNum());
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(v.getValStr(), "-1.01");
 
     BOOST_CHECK(v.setInt((int)1023));
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(univalue_object)
     objTypes["distance"] = UniValue::VNUM;
     objTypes["time"] = UniValue::VNUM;
     objTypes["calories"] = UniValue::VNUM;
-    objTypes["temperature"] = UniValue::VREAL;
+    objTypes["temperature"] = UniValue::VNUM;
     objTypes["cat1"] = UniValue::VNUM;
     objTypes["cat2"] = UniValue::VNUM;
     BOOST_CHECK(obj.checkObject(objTypes));
diff --git a/src/univalue/univalue.cpp b/src/univalue/univalue.cpp
index 6920c44c96..1d49a2cfc9 100644
--- a/src/univalue/univalue.cpp
+++ b/src/univalue/univalue.cpp
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ bool UniValue::setFloat(double val)
     oss << std::setprecision(16) << val;
 
     bool ret = setNumStr(oss.str());
-    typ = VREAL;
+    typ = VNUM;
     return ret;
 }
 
@@ -210,7 +210,6 @@ const char *uvTypeName(UniValue::VType t)
     case UniValue::VARR: return "array";
     case UniValue::VSTR: return "string";
     case UniValue::VNUM: return "number";
-    case UniValue::VREAL: return "number";
     }
 
     // not reached
@@ -280,7 +279,7 @@ int64_t UniValue::get_int64() const
 
 double UniValue::get_real() const
 {
-    if (typ != VREAL && typ != VNUM)
+    if (typ != VNUM)
         throw std::runtime_error("JSON value is not a number as expected");
     double retval;
     if (!ParseDouble(getValStr(), &retval))
diff --git a/src/univalue/univalue.h b/src/univalue/univalue.h
index 54239741e2..4742b56f3d 100644
--- a/src/univalue/univalue.h
+++ b/src/univalue/univalue.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 class UniValue {
 public:
-    enum VType { VNULL, VOBJ, VARR, VSTR, VNUM, VREAL, VBOOL, };
+    enum VType { VNULL, VOBJ, VARR, VSTR, VNUM, VBOOL, };
 
     UniValue() { typ = VNULL; }
     UniValue(UniValue::VType initialType, const std::string& initialStr = "") {
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ public:
     bool isBool() const { return (typ == VBOOL); }
     bool isStr() const { return (typ == VSTR); }
     bool isNum() const { return (typ == VNUM); }
-    bool isReal() const { return (typ == VREAL); }
     bool isArray() const { return (typ == VARR); }
     bool isObject() const { return (typ == VOBJ); }
 
diff --git a/src/univalue/univalue_write.cpp b/src/univalue/univalue_write.cpp
index d360c253b0..bce3997af7 100644
--- a/src/univalue/univalue_write.cpp
+++ b/src/univalue/univalue_write.cpp
@@ -61,13 +61,6 @@ string UniValue::write(unsigned int prettyIndent,
     case VSTR:
         s += "\"" + json_escape(val) + "\"";
         break;
-    case VREAL:
-        {
-            std::stringstream ss;
-            ss << std::showpoint << std::fixed << std::setprecision(8) << get_real();
-            s += ss.str();
-        }
-        break;
     case VNUM:
         s += val;
         break;
diff --git a/src/utilstrencodings.cpp b/src/utilstrencodings.cpp
index 7208ca9474..1f7a2cae2c 100644
--- a/src/utilstrencodings.cpp
+++ b/src/utilstrencodings.cpp
@@ -464,11 +464,12 @@ bool ParseDouble(const std::string& str, double *out)
         return false;
     if (str.size() >= 2 && str[0] == '0' && str[1] == 'x') // No hexadecimal floats allowed
         return false;
-    char *endp = NULL;
-    errno = 0; // strtod will not set errno if valid
-    double n = strtod(str.c_str(), &endp);
-    if(out) *out = n;
-    return endp && *endp == 0 && !errno;
+    std::istringstream text(str);
+    text.imbue(std::locale::classic());
+    double result;
+    text >> result;
+    if(out) *out = result;
+    return text.eof() && !text.fail();
 }
 
 std::string FormatParagraph(const std::string& in, size_t width, size_t indent)