Portuguese Indian escudo
| Escudo da Índia Portuguesa | ||
|---|---|---|
Issuing authority Banco Nacional Ultramarino | | |
| Valuation | ||
| Pegged with | Portuguese escudo | |
| This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete. | ||
The escudo was the currency of
Republic of India in 1961, the escudo was replaced by the Indian rupee
.
History
The escudo replaced the
pence (18 pence) sterling
and one escudo equaling three pence.
Coins
Coins were introduced in 1958 in denominations of 10, 30 and 60 centavos, 1, 3 and 6 escudos. The 10 and 30 centavos were struck in bronze, the others in cupro-nickel. Except for the 10 centavos, which was minted in 1961, none of these coins were produced after 1959. All of them are common.
Banknotes
In 1959, notes were introduced by the Banco Nacional Ultramarino in denominations of 30, 60, 100, 300, 600 and 1000 escudos.
| Image | Value | Main colour | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obverse | Reverse | Obverse | Reverse | ||
| [1] | 30 escudos | Red | Afonso de Albuquerque | Afonso de Albuquerque and ships | |
| [2] | 60 escudos | Violet | |||
| [3] | 100 escudos | Blue | |||
| [4] | 300 escudos | Red | |||
| [5] | 600 escudos | Green | |||
| [6] | 1000 escudos | Brown-green | |||
References
- Krause, Chester L.; Clifford Mishler (1991). ISBN 0873411501.
- Pick, Albert (1994). ISBN 0-87341-207-9.
