page_title: Banco de Portugal
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Banco de Portugal / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Allegory of the presentation to king João VI of Portugal of the Banco de Lisboa founding documents. Português: Alegoria da apresentação a D. João VI dos documentos de fundação do Banco de Lisboa.
context_page_description: The Banco de Portugal is the central bank of the Portuguese Republic. The bank was founded by royal charter in 1846, during the reign of Queen Maria II of Portugal, by a merger of the Banco de Lisboa, the first bank founded in Portugal, and the Companhia Confiança Nacional, making it one of the oldest banks in continuous operation in the world. It is a full member of the Eurosystem and the European System of Central Banks.
caption: The Banco de Portugal is the successor to the Banco de Lisboa, the first bank established in Portugal.
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