The real (meaning: "royal", plural: reais later becoming réis) was the unit of currency of Portugal from around 1430 until 1911. It replaced the dinheiro at the rate of 1 real = 840 dinheiros and was itself replaced by the escudo (as a result of the Republican revolution of 19 ... |
The $2.50 Liberty gold coin was authorized by a Congressional act on April 2, 1792. The quarter eagle went through many designs and in 1840 Christian Gobrecht redesigned the quarter eagle to create the $2.50 Liberty Head also referred to as the $2.50 Coronet. The goal of Christian Gobrecht’ ... |
The escudo is a unit of currency. It was used in Portugal and in their colonies and continues in use in several nations today. Currently, Cape Verde uses the escudo as its unit of currency. Escudo is Portuguese for “shield”.Angolan escudoChilean escudoCape Verdean escudoMozambican e ... |