500 Escudos

Features

Issuer Cape Verde
Issuing bank Bank of Cape Verde (Banco de Cabo Verde)
Period Republic (1975-date)
Type Standard banknote
Years 1992-2002
Value 500 Escudos
500 CVE = USD 4.89
Currency Escudo (1975-date)
Composition Paper
Size 136 × 67 mm
Shape Rectangular
Number
N#
212919
References P# 64
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.
And 2 more volumes.

Series: 1992-2002 Issue

Obverse

Purple, blue and dark brown on multicolor underprint.
Portrait of Dr. Baltasar Lopes da Silva at right.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BANCO DE CABO VERDE
QUINHENTOS ESCUDOS
23 de Abril de 1992

Translation:
Bank of Cape Verde
Five Hundred Escudos
April 23, 1992

Reverse

Trawlers in Port of Mindelo synchrolift shipyard (São Vicente), Islet dos Passaros in background; coat of arms at right.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BANCO DE CABO VERDE
A LEI PUNE O CONTRAFACTOR
QUINHENTOS ESCUDOS

Translation:
Bank of Cape Verde
The law punishes the counterfactor
Five Hundred Escudos

Watermark

Portrait of A.Cabral.

500 Escudos -  obverse

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Signatures

José Tomás Wahnon Veiga (JWV) Minister of Finance and Planning
Oswaldo Miguel Sequeira (OMS¹) Governor
Olavo Avelino Garcia Correia (OGC¹) Governor
João de Andrade Lopes (JAL¹) Administrator

Printer

De La Rue (Thomas de la Rue; Thomas De La Rue & Co.; TDLR), London, United Kingdom (1821-date)

Comments

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Date Signatures VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1992-Apr-23  JWV, OMS¹ Photo 54% P#64a - Issued note
1992-Apr-23  JWV, OMS¹ 0% P#64s1 - Specimen
2002-Jul-01  OGC¹, JAL¹ Photo $ 15 48% P#64b - Issued note
2002-Jul-01  OGC¹, JAL¹ Photo 6% P#64s2 - Specimen

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Examples of the type

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2002-Jul-01 – P#64b - Issued noteSignatures: OGC¹, JAL¹P#64b - Issued note
2002
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2002-Jul-01 – P#64s2 - SpecimenSignatures: OGC¹, JAL¹P#64s2 - Specimen
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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 500 EscudosPicture 1 of a sold 500 Escudos
Katz
Auction 89
Lot 1470
Internet Archive
10 Jul 2023 1992-Apr-23 – P#64a - Issued note USD 65.78
(EUR 61.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 500 EscudosPicture 1 of a sold 500 Escudos
Katz
Auction 71
Lot 3915
Internet Archive
30 Nov 2022 1992-Apr-23 – P#64a - Issued note USD 16.18
(EUR 15.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 500 EscudosPicture 1 of a sold 500 Escudos
Katz
Auction 76
Lot 2149
Internet Archive
28 Jan 2023 2002-Jul-01 – P#64b - Issued note UNC USD 19.41
(EUR 18.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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