Overview

A 500 Escudos banknote issued by the Banco de Cabo Verde dated 5 July 2014. The front shows the poet Jorge Barbosa, a founder of the Claridade literary movement, and the back shows a bridge with a verse of his poetry.

Key Features & Details:

• Country: Cape Verde
• Issuer: Banco de Cabo Verde
• Currency: Cape Verdean Escudo
• Denomination: 500 Escudos
• Year: 2014
• Catalogue No.: P-72
• Obverse (Front): A portrait of the poet Jorge Barbosa with an open book and a quill, the word “CLARIDADE” and the date 5 July 2014, with the value 500 ESCUDOS, on a rainbow-coloured note
• Reverse (Back): A bridge over a river in a green landscape with lines of poetry, a quill and inkwell, and the value 500 “QUINHENTOS ESCUDOS”, on a violet and green note
• Serial Number: ZC 1744 13
• Condition: UNC (Uncirculated) – crisp original paper

Please Note:

The note in the photographs, with the serial number listed above, is the exact note you will receive.