The kip is the official currency of Laos, and historically, silver coins were minted and circulated in the country. However, the term “Kip” generally refers to the modern currency of Laos, which is predominantly paper banknotes and coins made of base metals.Before Laos adopted the kip as its of ... |
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 ... |