Escudo

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

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

Portuguese coin of 1 escudo, 1987

The escudo (Portuguese and Spanish: "shield") was a unit of currency historically used in Portugal and Spain and in their colonies in South America, Asia, and Africa.^[1] It was originally worth 16 silver reales. The Cape Verdean escudo and the former Portuguese escudo (PTE), each subdivided into 100 centavos, are named after the historical currency.

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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