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Portuguese escudo
A history told through its predecessors and the currencies that followed.
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Predecessor332 BC–259 BC
Attic drachma accountingQualified · Intervening stages openLater contributionAD 296–AD 351
Egyptian silver drachma accountingQualified · Later contributionPredecessorAD 274–AD 375
Roman as–denarius–sestertius accountingQualified · Intervening stages openPredecessorAD 400–AD 700
Roman solidus–nomisma accountingQualified · Intervening stages openPredecessorAD 800–1145
Frankish denier–livre reckoningQualified · Intervening stages openPredecessor1435–1436
Portuguese dinheiro–soldo–libra accountingDocumentedPredecessor1911
Portuguese realDocumentedThis currency
Portuguese escudoDates, conversion terms and evidence 7 connections
Portuguese real Portuguese escudo
1911Documented1 escudo = 1,000 réis
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Egyptian silver drachma accounting Roman as–denarius–sestertius accounting
Evidence period: AD 296–AD 351QualifiedLater contribution or absorptionA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Portuguese dinheiro–soldo–libra accounting Portuguese real
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Roman solidus–nomisma accounting Frankish denier–livre reckoning
Evidence period: AD 400–AD 700QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Frankish denier–livre reckoning Portuguese dinheiro–soldo–libra accounting
Evidence period: AD 800–1145QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Attic drachma accounting Egyptian silver drachma accounting
Evidence period: 332 BC–259 BCQualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Roman as–denarius–sestertius accounting Roman solidus–nomisma accounting
Evidence period: AD 274–AD 375QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
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5 direct successors or branches connected to this currency.
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Portuguese escudoSuccessor or branchEUR
Euro1999Documented200.482 Portuguese escudo = 1 EUR
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Mozambican escudoSuccessor or branch
São Tomé escudoShow 2 more successors
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Guinea-Bissau pesoSuccessor or branch
Angolan angolarKeep going forwardExplore all 15 descendants +
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Portuguese escudoSuccessor or branch1911–1914
Mozambican escudoDocumentedSuccessor or branch1911–1914
São Tomé escudoDocumentedSuccessor or branch1914–1928
Angolan angolarDocumentedSuccessor or branch1958
Angolan escudoDocumentedSuccessor or branch1976
Guinea-Bissau pesoDocumentedLater absorption1997
CFA francDocumented · Later contributionSuccessor or branch1960
Guinean franc, first unitDocumentedSuccessor or branch1962
Malian francDocumentedSuccessor or branch1972
Guinean syliDocumentedSuccessor or branch1986
Guinean francDocumentedSuccessor or branch1973
Mauritanian ouguiyaDocumentedSuccessor or branch1976–1977
São Tomé dobraDocumentedSuccessor or branch1977
Angolan kwanzaDocumentedSuccessor or branch1980
Mozambican meticalDocumentedSuccessor or branch1999
EuroDocumentedDates, conversion terms and evidence 15 connections
Portuguese escudo Euro
1999Documented200.482 Portuguese escudo = 1 EURPublished PTE units per one euro. This terminal scale is not interchangeable with earlier redenomination epochs.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗CFA franc Guinean franc, first unit
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Guinean syli Guinean franc
1986Documented1 Guinean syli = 1 GNFGuinea restores the franc. Use changeover date rather than 1985 note-series dating.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗CFA franc Malian franc
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗CFA franc Mauritanian ouguiya
1973Documented5 XOF = 1 MRUMauritania introduces the ouguiya. Effective date per Bundesbank; earlier political decisions should be separate events.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Guinea-Bissau peso CFA franc
1997DocumentedLater contribution or absorption65 Guinea-Bissau peso = 1 XOFGuinea-Bissau exchanges pesos for CFA francs. Currency changeover is separate from union accession.
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