Cifrão

Cifrão [ sifɾɐw ] ( Portuguese language? / I ) is called the symbol of various Escudo currencies.

The Cifrão is used in Cape Verde (CVE). In Portugal (PTE according to ISO 4217 ) it was common until 2002, in Portuguese Timor (TPE ) until 1976.

This sign is the " $" ( peso or dollar sign ) are very similar, is in contrast to this but always made ​​with two strokes (). The Unicode Standard does not distinguish between these versions, it is printed, depending on the character set with one or two lines. The Cifrão is set between the number of Escudo and the centavos: 123.45 escudos so.

  • Currency ( Portugal)
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