São Tomé and Príncipe dobra
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The dobra (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈdɔβɾɐ]) is the currency of São Tomé and Príncipe. It is abbreviated Db and is divided into 100 cêntimos. The first dobra (STD) was introduced in 1977, replacing the escudo at par. Due to past inflation, on 1 January 2018 the dobra was redenominated at a rate of 1000 to 1, and given the new ISO 4217 currency code STN.[1]
dobra são-tomense (Portuguese) | |
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ISO 4217 | |
Code | STN (numeric: 930) before 2018: STD |
Subunit | 0.01 |
Unit | |
Unit | dobra (new dobra) |
Symbol | Db |
Denominations | |
Subunit | |
1⁄100 | cêntimo |
Banknotes | 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 dobras |
Coins | 10, 20, and 50 cêntimos; 1 and 2 dobras |
Demographics | |
User(s) | São Tomé and Príncipe |
Issuance | |
Central bank | Banco Central de São Tomé e Príncipe |
Website | www.bcstp.st |
Valuation | |
Inflation | 5.0% |
Source | July 2015 |
Pegged with | euro = 24.50 STN |
São Tomé and Príncipe signed a deal with Portugal in 2009, linking the dobra with the euro. The exchange rate was fixed at 1 EUR = 24,500 STD[2] on 1 January 2010, which means that the new dobra is pegged to the euro at €1 = 24.5 STN / nDb.
The name derives from Portuguese dobra, meaning "doubloon."[3]