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Guinea-Bissau peso

Dates in use
Introduction and ending not established
Ancestry branch
Roman solidus

Its place in the family

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Guinea-Bissau peso: documented and qualified family connections PARENTS THIS CURRENCY CHILDREN Portuguese escudoPortuguese escudo 1976 · DocumentedDocumented connection · 1976 Guinea-Bissau pesoGuinea-Bissau peso Currency history Later adoption · see history below

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Guinea-Bissau peso

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Children 0

Later adoption of an existing currency is explained below.

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Roman as–denarius accounting

Earlier as reckoning; denarius introduced c. 211 BC; accounts continue into late antiquity

Earlier ancestry is not established here.

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The story

Guinea-Bissau exchanges pesos for CFA francs. Currency changeover is separate from union accession. [1]

Replacement by an existing currency

This conversion belongs to the history of the retiring unit. It does not make that unit an ancestor of the currency adopted.

Sources and evidence

  1. Deutsche Bundesbank · Metadata on the Exchange Rate Statistics, 24 September 2025

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“Guinea-Bissau peso.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Updated 2026-10-13; data version v44. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/T-FTM000829.html

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