Cape Verde new 200-, 1,000- and 2,000-escudo notes (B217a, B219a, B220a) confirmed

B217 (P71): 200 escudos (US$2.15)

Red, purple, and yellowish-green. Front: Portuguese text; map of Fogo; bunch of grapes; doctor and writer Henrique Teixeira de Sousa; embossed pen nib. Back: Portuguese text; bunch of grapes; Pico do Fogo stratovolcano. No security thread. Watermark: None. Printer: (De La Rue). 124 x 63 mm. Polymer (Safeguard).

a. 5 de Julho de 2014. Sig. 8: Frederico/de Burgo.
Prefix AA – AG. Intro: 23.12.2014.

B219 (P73): 1,000 escudos (US$11)

Blue, purple, green, yellow, and pink. Front: Portuguese text; holographic patch with musical notes and bird in flight; vine; seashore; composer and musician Codé de Dona (real name Gregório Vaz) playing accordion; embossed bird. Back: Portuguese text; bird in flight; musician holding ferrinho, a musical instrument typical of funaná genre; sun and birds in flight. 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. Paper.

a. 5 de Julho de 2014. Sig. 8: Frederico/de Burgo.
Prefix EB – EN. Intro: 23.12.2014.

B220 (P74): 2,000 escudos (US$22)

Peach, light blue, brownish-red, and green. Front: Portuguese text; feet as registration device; musical notes on staff; singer Cesária Évora; embossed turtle. Back: Portuguese text; violin; sun over ocean; feet. Holographic stripe with demetalized microphone and musical notes. 4-mm windowed security thread with demetalized BCV 2000 and microphone. Watermark: Cesária Évora with electrotype microphone, and Cornerstones. Printer: (De La Rue). 142 x 71 mm. Paper. Paper.

a. 5 de Julho de 2014. Sig. 8: Frederico/de Burgo.
Prefix GC – GP. Intro: 23.12.2014.

Courtesy of Hartmut Fraunhoffer (http://www.banknoten.de), Thomas Augustsson, and David Bonczak.

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