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== Translingual ==
=== Description ===
An S-shape with two vertical lines crossing it completely.
=== Etymology ===
Blend of P + S, derived from Spanish pesos.
=== Symbol ===
(English symbol name cifrão)
Alternative form of $.
A currency symbol, called the cifrão in English.
Alternative form: (common, but proscribed) $
(historical) The symbol for the Portuguese Timor escudo.
(historical) The symbol for the Portuguese escudo.
The official symbol for the Cape Verdean escudo.
==== Usage notes ====
The symbol can be considered a stylistic variant of $ and is considered as such in Unicode. It is the official symbol for the Cape Verdean escudo, but a single bar dollar sign is frequently employed in its place even for official purposes.
It is placed as a decimal point between the escudo and centavo values (e.g., 250).
=== See also ===
=== Further reading ===
cifrão on Wikipedia.Wikipedia