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| IBNS Journal 61-3 |
includes articles on Three Women for Nicaragua, Einstein and Bohr, Anomalies and Errors in the Numbering of French African Banknotes, Alexander The Great and Cyrus The Great, Keys, Locks, Arabic Rotators and Other Ways to Collect Banknotes. Login to read your copy. |
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Cape Verde's 5000 Escudos Note
Nominated by Tim Berridge, IBNS Member 11657
| Note | Cape Verde B221 (PNL): 5,000 escudos (US$49) |
| Predominant Colour(s) | Purple, light blue, orange, and yellow |
| Front | Map of Africa as registration device; islands superimposed on house exterior; stylized waves; first president, Aristides Maria Pereira; embossed map of Africa |
| Back | Stylized wave; map of Boa Vista; landscape of Boa Vista (home of Aristides Maria Pereira), including fireplace of pottery factory Holographic stripe with Aristides Maria Pereira, BCV, and map of Boa Vista |
| Watermark | Aristides Maria Pereira and electrotype torch with Cornerstones |
| Additional Security | Red-to-green windowed security thread with demetalized BCV 5000 and torch |
| Printer | TDLR |
| Size | 148 x 74 mm |
| Introduced | 10/09/2015 |
| Information provided courtesy of The Banknote Book | |