Losing "$" in links with New from Template

Hello!

I'm building templates that will use dynamic cross-reference code for the URLs. In the template file the link begins with a $ character:

<a href="${clickthrough('description')}"></a>

However, when I create a document from the template the $ sign is removed, and can't be easily added because a lot of these exist in non-editable regions (example below). Is there a way I can maintain that character in documents created from the template?

<a href="{clickthrough('description')}"></a>