CAPE VERDE Paper Money, 1897 to Present Issues

CAPE VERDE Paper Money,
1897 to Present Issues

Chief of State,
President:
Pedro Verona Pires
22.3.2001 - present

Head of Government,
Prime Minister:
ose Maria Pereira Neves
1.2.2001 - present

CAPE VERDE Banknotes, 1897 - Present Issues

COLONY of CAPE VERDE ISLANDS

Discovered by the Portuguese in 1456; became a united colony in 1587. Portuguese currency until 1897.

Banco Nacional Ultramarino

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P.10 4 Centavos 5.11.1914

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P.20 10 Centavos 5.11.1914(1921) _AB

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P.34 5 Escudos 1.1.1921

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P.41 5 Escudos 16.11.1945 _AB

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PORTUGUESE OVERSEAS PROVINCE

Became a Portuguese Overseas Province 11.6.1951

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P.49s 100 Escudos 1958 _RS

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P.53A 500 Escudos 29.6.1971

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REPUBLIC OF CAPE VERDE

Autonomy achieved 19.12.1974; independence 5.7.1975

Banco de Cabo Verde

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P.54 100 Escudos 20.1.1977 _TH

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P.58s 200 Escudos 20.1.1989

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P.65 100 Escudos 5.6.1992

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P.New 1,000 Escudos 27.9.2007

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**ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS**
AB We gratefully acknowledge A. Basso for providing these images. RS We gratefully acknowledge Rich Sutherland for providing these images. TH We gratefully acknowledge Tod Hunt of Noteworks Banknotes for providing images used in this section.

**CAPE VERDE LINKS**
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	CIA-World Fact Book-Cape Verde

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