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The unit of currency of Cape Verde is the Escudo, equal 100 centavo and manufactured by Bank of Cape Verde. In the cash circulation there are denominations of 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000, 2500, 5000 Escudo.
Escudo of Cape Verde Islands (since 1986, Cape Verde) — the first national monetary unit of the country, introduced in 1976, instead of the Portuguese overseas Escudo manufactured for the colonies.
The generally accepted abbreviation of the national currency of this African country — CVE. Escudo Guinea-Bissau is a non-convertible currency that is set by the government with reference to the so-called "basket of currencies", which includes a number of monetary units in Western Europe and, of course, the greenback. Export Escudos from the country of the free. The name of the national currency is reminiscent of the colonial past of the country and comes from the Spanish word "shield".
Obverse side of the banknote of 200 Escudos, having a size of 121 x 62 mm and painted mainly in turquoise and ochre, decorated with an image of steamer "Ernestine", on the reverse side of the banknote depicts the building of the airport, aircraft and antennas. For protection of authenticity of banknotes used in the watermark (a portrait of Amilcar Cabral, the national hero of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde) and security thread passing to the right of center bill.
A notable feature of the paper money lately issued by the Bank of Cape Verde, is that all placed images are arranged vertically, often it concerns the designation of the nominal value.