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São Tomé escudo

São Tomé escudo: a historical unit of account.

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The story

Decree-law 23/76 governed the transition from the São Tomé escudo to the dobra, whose first series circulated in 1977. [1]

Add São Tomé’s statutory public/private account-system anchor effective 1 January 1914. Independence overprinting is an issuer phase. [2]

Sources and evidence

  1. Banco Central de São Tomé e Príncipe · Reforma Monetária — compêndio de diplomas legais C1140 ↗
  2. primary legislation · Portugal, Decreto n.º 141, 18 September 1913; Banco Central de São Tomé e Príncipe · Reforma Monetária — compêndio de diplomas legais C1294 ↗

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“São Tomé escudo.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Reader edition 2026-10-13; research dataset v44. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/FTM000160.html

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