Cape Verdean escudo

Cape Verdean escudo
Current 1000 Escudo note
ISO 4217
CodeCVE (numeric: 132)
Subunit0.01
Unit
Symbol,‎ $, or Esc
Denominations
Subunit
1100centavo (discontinued)
Banknotes200, 500, 1000, 2000, 5000 escudos
Coins
 Freq. used5, 10, 20, 50, 100 escudos
 Rarely used1, 200, 250 escudos
Demographics
ReplacedCape Verdean real
User(s) Cape Verde
Issuance
Central bankBank of Cape Verde
 Websitewww.bcv.cv
Valuation
Inflation0.6%
 SourceSeptember 2015
Pegged witheuro (1 EUR = 110.265 CVE)

The escudo (sign: ; ISO 4217: CVE) is the currency of the Republic of Cape Verde. One escudo is subdivided into one hundred centavos.

Amounts are generally written by using the cifrão ($) as the decimal separator, such as 2000 for 20 escudos, or 1.00000 for 1000.