The escudo was the currency of Portugal prior to the introduction of the Euro on 1 January 1999 and was removed from circulation on 28 February 2002. The ISO 4217 code of the escudo was PTE. The escudo was subdivided into 100 centavos. Its symbol was the cifrão (), similar to the dollar sign, b ... |
Nicholas II was the last Emperor of Russia, reigning from 1894 until his abdication in 1917 during the Russian Revolution. While Nicholas II did not personally issue copper coins, his reign saw the issuance of various copper coins in the Russian Empire’s currency system. These coins bore his li ... |
The “Silver Peso” of the Philippines refers to silver coins that were issued by the Spanish colonial government during the Spanish East Indies period, which lasted from the 16th century until the end of the 19th century. These silver coins were part of the larger currency system used in the Phi ... |