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The information about Sao Tome and Principe.
São Tomé and Prínciple is an island country that lies in the Gulf of Guinea. It existed two archipelagos. The total area of São Tomé and Prínciple is only 386 square miles which make it ranked 171st in the world’s biggest country. The population in this country is 201,800 people, the second-smallest in the Africa region. São Tomé is the capital and also the largest city. The official language of this country is Portuguese. Dobra is the currency of São Tomé and Prínciple.
The history of the Dobra.
The São Tomé and Prínciple was colonized by the Portuguese a long time, after gaining independence the first Dobra (STD) was issued in 1977 and replacing the escudo. The word Dobra derived from the Portuguese word called dóbra indicates doubloon. The first series of Dobra currency was issued with both coin and banknote denominations.
The first banknote series was introduced on 30 September 1977 by the Central Bank of São Tomé and Prínciple including 50, 100, 500, and 1 000 dobras notes. As a result of inflation, in 1996, large banknote denominations were added including 5 000, 10 000, 20 000, 50 000 dobras notes. Likewise, small denominations were dismissed. In 2008, another new denomination was added as the non-stop high inflation, the 100 000 dobras. The portrait of Rei Amador was depicted on these banknotes except the largest denomination notes.
The second banknote series was introduced in 2018. It is available at 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, and 200 dobras. Especially, the 5 dobras and 10 dobras were printed in polymer to increase the security.
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