5000 Bipkwele

Features

Issuer Equatorial Guinea
Issuing bank Bank of Equatorial Guinea (Banco de Guinea Ecuatorial)
Period Republic (1968-date)
Type Standard banknote
Year 1979
Value 5000 Bipkwele (5000 GQE)
Currency Ekwele (1975-1985)
Composition Paper
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
220935
References P# 17
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: 1979 Issue

Obverse

Blue-gray on multicolor underprint.
Portrait of Enrique Nvo Okenve at right; Coat of Arms at center.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BANCO DE GUINEA ECUATORIAL
MALABO, 3 DE AGOSTO DE 1979
Cinco Mil Bipkwele
5000

Translation:
Bank of Equatorial Guinea
Malabo, August 3, 1979
Five Thousand Bipkwele

Reverse

Blue and gray.
Logging scene at center.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BANCO DE GUINEA ECUATORIAL
CINCO MIL BIPKWELE

Translation:
Bank of Equatorial Guinea
Five Thousand Bipkwele

Watermark

Portrait of T. E. Nkogo

Printer

Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre, Spain

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1979-Aug-03  Photo $ 61

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 5000 BipkwelePicture 1 of a sold 5000 Bipkwele
Katz
Auction 59
Lot 2783
Internet Archive
23 Apr 2022 UNC USD 61.42
(EUR 57.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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