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The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 301437 search inquires.

Selected title: escudo
Explanation: A nickel and bronze coin and Monetary unit of Portugal equal to 100 centavos, a paper money and former Monetary unit of Chile, equal to 100 centisimos. A Monetary unit of Cape Verde equal to 100 centavos. The former Monetary units of Angola, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique and S?o Tom? and Pr?ncipe. Any of various former gold coins of Spain and Spanish America, a former silver coin of Spain discontinued in 1868

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