The escudo (
Portuguese: 'shield') is a unit of currency historically used in
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, In recognized minority languages of Portugal:
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and its
colonies
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in South America, Asia, and Africa.
It was originally worth 16 silver . The
Cape Verdean escudo and the former
Portuguese escudo (PTE), each subdivided into 100 , are named after the historical currency. Its symbol is the , a letter S with two vertical bars superimposed used between the units and the subdivision (for example, ).
Other currencies named "escudo"
Circulating
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Cape Verdean escudo
Obsolete
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Angolan escudo
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Chilean escudo
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French écu
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Mozambican escudo
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Portuguese escudo
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Portuguese Guinean escudo
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Portuguese Indian escudo
The escudo was the currency of Portuguese India between 1958 and 1961. It was subdivided into 100 '' centavos'' and was equal in value to the Portuguese escudo. After Portuguese India was annexed by the Republic of India in 1961, the escudo was ...
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Portuguese Timorese escudo
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São Tomé and PrÃncipe escudo
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Spanish escudo
References
Denominations (currency)
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