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(Top) 1 Currencies named "escudo" 1.1 Circulating 1.2 Obsolete 2 References

Escudo

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1Indian Escudo (1959)

Obverse: Lettering "ESTADO·DA·INDIA", face value with Coat of arms of Portugal in the center.	Reverse: Lettering "REPÚBLICA · PORTUGUESA", year and Coat of arms of Portugal in the center.
6,000,000 coins minted. This coin was from Portuguese State of India which lasted till 1961

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: 'shield') is a unit of currency which is used in Cape Verde, and which has been used by Portugal, Spain and their colonies.^[1] The original coin was worth 16 silver reais. The Cape Verdean escudo is, and the Portuguese escudo was, subdivided into 100 centavos. Its symbol is the Cifrão, a letter S with two vertical bars superimposed used between the units and the subdivision (for example, 2550).