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Contos E Descontos
Contos may refer to: Currency *Conto, the unofficial multiple of the Portuguese escudo: 1 conto meant 1,000$00, 2 contos meant 2,000$00 and so on. *Contos de réis, one million réis (or one thousand mil-réis, written 1.000$000) of the Portuguese real People *Contos (surname) Other uses * ''Contos'' (Eça de Queiroz), a collection of short stories by the Portuguese writer Eça de Queiroz. It was first published in 1902, two years after his death. See also * * Conto The Portuguese escudo (, ) was the currency of Portugal replacing the ''real'' on 22 May 1911 and was in use until the introduction of the euro on 1 January 2002. The escudo was subdivided into 100 . The word literally means shield; like other ... * Kontos (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese Escudo
The Portuguese escudo (, ) was the currency of Portugal replacing the ''real'' on 22 May 1911 and was in use until the introduction of the euro on 1 January 2002. The escudo was subdivided into 100 . The word literally means shield; like other coins with similar names, it depicts the coat of arms of the state. Amounts in escudos were written as with the as the decimal separator (for example: means 25.00 escudos, means 100.50 escudos). Because of the conversion rate of 1,000 = , three decimal places were initially used ( = ). History The currency replaced by the escudo in 1911 was denominated in Portuguese reals (plural: ) and worth 1,000 . The was equivalent to 2.0539 grams fine gold from 1688 to 1800, and 1.62585 g from 1854 to 1891. Gold worth 1.6 (or 1.600; not to be confused with the 20th-century currency) were issued from 1722 to 1800 in denominations of , 1, 2, 4 and 8 . The escudo (gold) was again introduced on 22 May 1911, after the 1910 Republican revolut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contos De Réis
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 dinheiros and was itself replaced by the ''escudo'' (as a result of the Republican revolution of 1910) at a rate of 1 escudo = 1000 réis. The ''escudo'' was further replaced by the euro at a rate of 1 euro = 200.482 ''escudos'' in 2002. History The first ''real'' was introduced by King Fernando I around 1380.Numária nacional Tesouros Numismáticos Portugueses It was a silver coin and had a value of 120 '' dinheiros'' (10 ''soldos'' or ''libra''). In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contos (surname)
Contos is a surname of Greek origin. Notable people with the surname include: * Adam Contos, CEO of RE/MAX RE/MAX, short for Real Estate Maximums, is an American international real estate company that operates through a franchising, franchise system. As of 2015, RE/MAX had more than 100,000 agents in 6,800 offices. RE/MAX operates in over 100 countri ... * Theresa Contos (born 1959), American former handball player * Chanel Contos, Australian sexual assault activist See also * Condos (surname) References {{surname Surnames of Greek origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contos (Eça De Queiroz)
''Contos'' is a collection of short stories by the Portuguese writer Eça de Queiroz. It was first published in 1902, two years after his death. Story titles * (The Idiosyncracies of a Young Blonde Woman). Published in English in The Mandarin and other stories * (A Lyric Poet). Published in English in Alves & Co. and other stories * (The Mill). Published in English in Alves & Co. and other stories * (Civilization) * (The Treasure). Published in English in Alves & Co. and other stories * (Friar Genebro). Published in English in Alves & Co. and other stories * (Adam and Eve in Paradise) * (The Nurse). Published in English in Alves & Co. and other stories * (The Hanged Man: literally, The Defunct One). Published in English as The Mandarin and other stories * . Published in English in The Mandarin and other stories * (The Perfection) * (The Sweet Miracle). Published in English in Alves & Co. and other stories ''Singularidades de uma rapariga Loura'' (''Pecul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conto
The Portuguese escudo (, ) was the currency of Portugal replacing the ''real'' on 22 May 1911 and was in use until the introduction of the euro on 1 January 2002. The escudo was subdivided into 100 . The word literally means shield; like other coins with similar names, it depicts the coat of arms of the state. Amounts in escudos were written as with the as the decimal separator (for example: means 25.00 escudos, means 100.50 escudos). Because of the conversion rate of 1,000 = , three decimal places were initially used ( = ). History The currency replaced by the escudo in 1911 was denominated in Portuguese reals (plural: ) and worth 1,000 . The was equivalent to 2.0539 grams fine gold from 1688 to 1800, and 1.62585 g from 1854 to 1891. Gold worth 1.6 (or 1.600; not to be confused with the 20th-century currency) were issued from 1722 to 1800 in denominations of , 1, 2, 4 and 8 . The escudo (gold) was again introduced on 22 May 1911, after the 1910 Republican revoluti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
