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Portuguese real

A history told through its predecessors and the currencies that followed.

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The incoming line

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Egyptian silver drachma accounting → Roman as–denarius–sestertius accounting · Evidence period: AD 296–AD 351 · Later contribution or absorptionPortuguese dinheiro–soldo–libra accounting → Portuguese real · 1435–1436 · Predecessor connectionRoman solidus–nomisma accounting → Frankish denier–livre reckoning · Evidence period: AD 400–AD 700 · Earlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openFrankish denier–livre reckoning → Portuguese dinheiro–soldo–libra accounting · Evidence period: AD 800–1145 · Earlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openAttic drachma accounting → Egyptian silver drachma accounting · Evidence period: 332 BC–259 BC · Earlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openRoman as–denarius–sestertius accounting → Roman solidus–nomisma accounting · Evidence period: AD 274–AD 375 · Earlier ancestry; intervening stages remain open
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What followed

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CFA franc → Guinean franc, first unit · 1960 · Predecessor connectionGuinean syli → Guinean franc · 1986 · Predecessor connectionGuinea-Bissau peso → CFA franc · 1997 · Later contribution or absorptionBrazilian cruzado / cruzeiro → Brazilian real · 1994 · Predecessor connectionBrazilian real → Uruguayan peso · 1831 · Later contribution or absorptionPortuguese escudo → Mozambican escudo · 1911–1914 · Predecessor connectionPortuguese real → Brazilian real · Evidence period: 1643–1694 · Predecessor connectionCFA franc → Malian franc · 1962 · Predecessor connectionPortuguese escudo → São Tomé escudo · 1911–1914 · Predecessor connectionGuinean franc, first unit → Guinean syli · 1972 · Predecessor connectionAngolan angolar → Angolan escudo · 1958 · Predecessor connectionPortuguese real → Cape Verdean escudo · 1853–1865 · Predecessor connectionPortuguese escudo → Angolan angolar · 1914–1928 · Predecessor connectionPortuguese real → Portuguese escudo · 1911 · Predecessor connectionCFA franc → Mauritanian ouguiya · 1973 · Predecessor connectionPortuguese escudo → Guinea-Bissau peso · 1976 · Predecessor connectionBrazilian real → Brazilian cruzeiro · 1942 · Predecessor connectionAngolan escudo → Angolan kwanza · 1977 · Predecessor connectionSão Tomé escudo → São Tomé dobra · 1976–1977 · Predecessor connectionBrazilian cruzeiro → Brazilian cruzado / cruzeiro · 1986 · Predecessor connectionMozambican escudo → Mozambican metical · 1980 · Predecessor connectionPortuguese escudo → Euro · 1999 · Predecessor connection
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