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Cape Verdean real

former currency of Portuguese Cape Verde until 1914.

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMar 20, 2022
Entity authorityQ1373252 ↗
Source-derived summary

The real (plural réis) was the currency of Portuguese Cape Verde until 1914. It was equal to the Portuguese real. Portuguese coins were used but banknotes were issued by the Banco Nacional Ultramarino specifically for Cape Verde starting in 1865. The real was replaced by the Cape Verdean escudo, at a rate of 1000 réis = 1 escudo.

Banknotes

In 1865, Portuguese notes were overstamped for use in Cape Verde. In 1897, notes specifically designed for Cape Verde were introduced, in denominations of 1000, 2500 and 5000 réis. Notes for 10,000, 20,000 and 50,000 réis followed in 1909.

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The public source identifies “Cape Verdean real” as former currency of Portuguese Cape Verde until 1914. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Cape, Verdean and real.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1914, 1865, 1000, 1897—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Cape, Verdean and real providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “Cape Verdean real” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.