Escudo

This article is about the coin. For the car, see Suzuki Escudo.

Juana & Charles I. 1504-1555. AV Escudo (24 mm, 3.38 g, 9 h). Seville mint.

Portuguese coin of 1 escudo, 1987

The escudo is a unit of currency. Historically it was used in Portugal, Spain and in their colonies in South America, Asia, and Africa.^[1] It is still used in Cape Verde to this day. Escudo is Portuguese and Spanish for "shield".

The Portuguese escudo (PTE) was the currency of Portugal prior to the introduction of the euro on 1 January 1999 and its removal from circulation on 28 February 2002. The escudo was subdivided into 100 centavos.

Circulating

Cape Verdean escudo

Obsolete

References

↑ "World escudo coins on Colnect coin catalog". Retrieved 2013-06-22.

Currencies named escudo or similar

Circulating	Cape Verdean escudo

Obsolete	Angolan escudo Bolivian scudo Chilean escudo Italian scudo Lombardy-Venetia scudo Maltese scudo Milanese scudo Mozambican escudo Papal States scudo Portuguese escudo Portuguese Guinean escudo Portuguese Indian escudo Portuguese Timorese escudo São Tomé and Príncipe escudo Spanish escudo

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