Talk:Cifrão

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[edit] Merger with Escudo

I don't think this article should be merged with the one about the escudo, since the cifrão isn't just the symbol of that currency. Cifrão is usually part of the official abbreviation of Brazilian currencies as well. We abbreviate the real as R$, cruzeiro real was CR$, some versions of the cruzeiro didn't use the "CR" ligature but were written just Cr$ instead. (Whenever I write $, I mean the cifrão, not the dollar sign). Amorim Parga 189.33.13.5 23:14, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

But it's the same sign. You press the same key, the same thing appears on your screen: $. Just because people have associations with it does not make it a different sign. I still think it should be merged with the Dollar sign article. SergioGeorgini 23:52, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

I support the merger with Escudo. Notice that the symbol for the real already shows up at Brazilian real, and see also the table at Currency sign. FilipeS (talk) 02:07, 30 November 2007 (UTC)