The peso was the currency of Guinea-Bissau from 1975 to 1997 and was divided into 100 centavos. It replaced the escudo at par. In 1997 Guinea-Bissau adopted the CFA franc of the West African States using a conversion rate of 65 pesos to the franc.
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