The basic unit of currency of São Tomé and Príncipe, an island nation off the coast of Africa.
From Portuguese 'dobra,' the historical name for a Portuguese gold coin, preserved as the modern currency name when the African nation gained independence.
The dobra shows how colonial history echoes in modern currency — African nations often kept Portuguese currency names after independence, linguistic ghosts of empire that remain on every coin and bill.
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