Mozambican escudo
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The Mozambican escudo was the former national currency of Mozambique used during the period of Portuguese colonial rule and shortly after independence, before being replaced by the metical.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mozambican escudo canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiat currency
ⓘ
former currency ⓘ |
| colonialCurrencyOf | Portuguese Empire ⓘ |
| country | Mozambique ⓘ |
| currencyOf |
Portuguese East Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese Mozambique
|
| currencySystem | decimal ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknote
ⓘ
coin ⓘ |
| exchangeRateToSuccessor | 1 metical = 1,000 escudos ⓘ |
| introduced | 1914 ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | MZE ⓘ |
| issuingAuthority |
Banco Nacional Ultramarino
ⓘ
Bank of Mozambique ⓘ
surface form:
Banco de Moçambique
|
| legalTenderUntil | 1980 ⓘ |
| peggedTo | Portuguese escudo ⓘ |
| region | Southern Africa ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Mozambican metical
ⓘ
metical ⓘ |
| replacedByDate | 1980 ⓘ |
| replacedCurrency |
Mozambican real
ⓘ
Portuguese real ⓘ |
| subunit | centavo ⓘ |
| subunitRatio | 100 centavos = 1 escudo ⓘ |
| successorCurrency | Mozambican metical ⓘ |
| symbol | $ ⓘ |
| usedAfterIndependence | true ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Portuguese East Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese colonial rule in Mozambique
|
| usedIn | Mozambique ⓘ |
| usedUntil | shortly after Mozambican independence ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.