The (plural ) was the currency of

Portuguese Guinea Portuguese Guinea (), called the Overseas Province of Guinea from 1951 until 1972 and then State of Guinea from 1972 until 1974, was a Portuguese overseas province in West Africa from 1588 until 10 September 1974, when it gained independence as G ...

until 1914. It was equal to the

Portuguese real The ''real'' (, meaning "royal", plural: ''réis'' or rchaic''reais'') was the unit of currency of Portugal and the Portuguese Empire from around 1430 until 1911. It replaced the '' dinheiro'' at the rate of 1 real = libras = 70 soldos = 840 din ...

. Paper money specifically for Portuguese Guinea was first issued in 1909, supplementing Portuguese currency. Denominations were between 1 000 an 50 000 . The real was replaced by the

escudo The escudo ( Portuguese: 'shield') is a unit of currency which is used in Cape Verde, and which has been used by Portugal, Spain and their colonies. The original coin was worth 16 silver . The Cape Verdean escudo is, and the Portuguese escudo ...

at a rate of 1 escudo = 1 000 réis.

References

* * Currencies of Africa Economic history of Portugal Modern obsolete currencies 1914 disestablishments in Portuguese Guinea Currencies of Portugal Economy of Guinea-Bissau 1909 establishments in Portuguese Guinea {{Portugal-hist-stub