← Read the currency articleGuinea-Bissau peso: research record
Evidence coverage: 1976–1997. This is the span of collected observations, not the currency’s lifetime.
This record includes associated currencies and earlier interpretations. The article selects the evidence relevant to its own history.
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Guinea-Bissau peso
T-FTM000829 · Research draft
One scoped currency identity. Changes to subdivisions, scale, standard, instruments or issuers do not by themselves create children. A distinct account unit can remain a successor.
Dated observations: 1976–1997; this does not establish the entire lifetime.
Parents / predecessors
Children / successors
CFA franc (BCEAO)absorbed into existing currency · 1997-05-02 · later absorption or contribution ↗Siblings
Unit and issue records 1 records
Evidence within this identity, not separate currencies.
Guinea-Bissau pesoFTM000829 · C764
Evidence & research notes 2 claims
Dated observations, not a proven complete lifespan.
Supported C764
Guinea-Bissau exchanges pesos for CFA francs. Currency changeover is separate from union accession.
Deutsche Bundesbank · Metadata on the Exchange Rate Statistics, 24 September 2025 Citation S98 ·
Open source ↗Guinea-Bissau, PDF p.107
Source access and limitations
Historical reference, not a 2026 legal-status audit.
Only selected country milestones used.
Supported C1660
InFebruary1976Guinea-Bissau replaced territorialescudo reckoning withits own newprincipalunit,peso. Scope isGuinea-Bissau,not a globalend ofPortugueseescudo.
Roger Chaufournier, World Bank · Memorandum to Robert S.McNamara: Guinea-Bissau, Your meeting with the Ambassador to the UN,11May 1976 Citation S834 ·
Open source ↗Folder1771066,printed2/PDF7,paragraph5; Printed27/PDF47,paragraph2.28;preceding2.23
Source access and limitations
Not a complete origin, lifespan or current-status audit.
World Bank · Guinea-Bissau Introductory Basic Economic Report 3529-GUB, VolumeI,21May 1982 Citation S721 ·
Open source ↗Folder1771066,printed2/PDF7,paragraph5; Printed27/PDF47,paragraph2.28;preceding2.23
Source access and limitations
Not a complete origin, lifespan or current-status audit.