Chapter 1: Introduction: Why to Study "The Portuguese Escudo Monetary Zone and its Impact in Colonial and Post-Colonial Africa" -- Part I. The Origin of the Escudo Monetary Zone -- Chapter 2: The Escudo Monetary Zone -- Chapter 3: The Difficulties in launching the Escudo Monetary Zone -- Chapter 4: War, Confidence, and Expectations. Adjusting the Rules of the Escudo Monetary Zone -- Part II. The Transition to a Revised Escudo Monetary Zone -- Chapter 5: The Heritage from the 1963-1968 Period. Marcelo Caetano and the Decision of Asking for Studies -- Chapter 6: The Technical and Political Discussion of the Escudo Zone Problems, and the Reform of 1971 -- Chapter 7: The results of the 1971 Reform of Escudo Monetary Zone Union. The Angolan and Moçambican Divergence -- Part III. The End of the Revised Escudo Monetary System -- Chapter 8: Decolonisation and Independence Agreements. Retornados and difficulties of the Banking System -- Chapter 9: The Genesis of the New Currency Units and Banking Systems in the Portuguese-Speaking African Countries. The Co-operation with Portugal -- Chapter 10: The End of the Escudo Zone Monetary Fund in 1980. The continuation of co-operation -- Part IV. Co-operation from Independences to the End of the Millenium -- Chapter 11: The New Currencies in the West-African Portuguese-Speaking Countries and the Portuguese Co-operation -- Chapter 12: The Angolan Kwanza and the Portuguese Co-operation -- Chapter 13: The Mozambican Metical and the Portuguese Co-operation -- Chapter 14: Final Remarks: Conclusions.