According to a press release, on 15 April 2025 the Banco de Cabo Verde introduced new 1,000- and 2,000-escudo notes. This 1,000-escudo note is like the preceding issue (B219), but with the holographic patch replaced by a holographic stripe, and with an outline map of Santigo island municipalities added to honor the birthplace of Codé de Dona.
B224 (PNL): 1,000 escudos (US$11)
Blue, purple, green, yellow, and pink. Front: Portuguese text; accordion as registration device; outline map of Santigo island municipalities; seashore; composer and musician Codé de Dona (real name Gregório Vaz) playing accordion; embossed bird. Back: Portuguese text; dove in flight; musician holding ferrinho, a musical instrument typical of funaná genre; sun and doves in flight; accordion as registration device. Holographic stripe with demetalized doves in flight, accordions, and musical notes. 4-mm windowed security thread with demetalized BCV 1000 and vine. Watermark: Codé de Dona with electrotype vine, and Cornerstones. Printer: (De La Rue). 136 x 66 mm. Paper.
a. 10 de Julho de 2024. Sig. 10: Lopes/Santos. Prefix FN. Intro: 15.04.2025.
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