The real was the currency of São Tomé and Príncipe

São Tomé and Príncipe

São Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is a Portuguese-speaking island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two islands: São Tomé and Príncipe, located about apart and about , respectively, off...

 until 1914. It was equivalent to the Portuguese real

Portuguese real

The real was the unit of currency of Portugal from around 1430 until 1911. It replaced the dinheiro at the rate of 1 real = 840 dinheiros and was itself replaced by the escudo at a rate of 1 escudo = 1000 réis...

. Coins were issued specifically for São Tomé and Príncipe until 1825 and banknotes were issued for the colony beginning in 1897. The real was replaced by the escudo

São Tomé and Príncipe escudo

The escudo was the currency of São Tomé and Príncipe between 1914 and 1977. It was equivalent to the Portuguese escudo and subdivided into 100 centavos.-History:...

 at a rate of 1000 réis = 1 escudo.

Banknotes

In 1897, the Banco National Ultramarino introduced notes for 1000, 2000, 2500, 5000, 10,000 and 20,000 réis. 50,000 réis notes were added in 1909.