The escudo (Portuguese language, Portuguese: 'shield') is a unit of currency historically used in Portugal and its Portuguese Empire, colonies 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
*Cape Verdean escudo
Obsolete
*Angolan escudo
*Chilean escudo
*Écu, French écu
*Mozambican escudo
*Portuguese escudo
*Portuguese Guinean escudo
*Portuguese Indian escudo
*Portuguese Timorese escudo
*São Tomé and Príncipe escudo
*Spanish escudo
References
Escudo,
Denominations (currency)
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