Banco de Cabo Verde Currency & Banknote Values

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The Banco de Cabo Verde series of Cape Verde in the World Currency contains 61 distinct entries.

On 5 July 1975, Cape Verde declared independence from Portugal. On 29 September 1975, the Banco de Cabo Verde (Bank of Cape Verde, BCV) was founded with the exclusive right to issue banknotes in Cape Verde. The bank commenced business on 1 July 1976, merging the local branches of the Banco Nacional Ultramarino and the Banco de Fomento. For more information, visit www.bcv.cv.

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20 de Janeiro de 1977 Sig 1: da Luz/Santos Prefix A/1, B/2, C/3, D/4, E/5, F/6, G/7, H/8, J/9

No ovpt; no perf; no sig ; no s/n

Diagonal black ESPÉCIME ovpt front/back; horizontal black SPECIMEN No # ovpt lower left front; all-zero s/n

Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal red SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE ovpt upper front/back; horizontal black # ovpt upper left back; all-zero s/n

No ovpt; no perf; no s/n

20 de Janeiro de 1977 Sig 1: da Luz/Santos Prefix A/1, B/2, C/3, D/4

Separate uniface front/back proofs on large paper

Diagonal red ESPÉCIME ovpt front/back; horizontal red SPECIMEN No # ovpt lower left front; all-zero s/n

Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal red SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE ovpt upper front/back; horizontal black # ovpt upper left back; all-zero s/n

No ovpt; no perf; no s/n

20 de Janeiro de 1977 Sig 1: da Luz/Santos Prefix A/1, B/2, C/3, D/4

Diagonal red ESPÉCIME ovpt front/back; horizontal red SPECIMEN No # ovpt lower left front; all-zero s/n

Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal red SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE ovpt upper front/back; horizontal black # ovpt upper left back; all-zero s/n

Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front; horizontal red SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal red SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE ovpt upper left; red # ovpt upper right back; all-zero s/n

No ovpt; no perf; no s/n

20 de Janeiro de 1989 Sig 2: Pires/da Luz Prefix AZ, BY, CX, DW, EV, FU, GT, HS

Diagonal red ESPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal red NZ # ovpt lower left front; all-zero s/n

20 de Janeiro de 1989 Sig 2: Pires/da Luz Prefix AZ, BY

Diagonal red ESPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal red NZ # ovpt lower left front; all-zero s/n

20 de Janeiro de 1989 Sig 2: Pires/da Luz Prefix EV, FU, LP, MN

Diagonal red ESPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal red NZ # ovpt lower left front; all-zero s/n

20 de Janeiro de 1989 Sig 2: Pires/da Luz Prefix GT, HS, JR, KQ

Diagonal red ESPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal red NZ # ovpt lower left front; all-zero s/n

20 de Janeiro de 1989 Sig 2: Pires/da Luz Prefix LP, MN

Diagonal red ESPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal red NZ # ovpt lower left front; all-zero s/n

Diagonal red SPECIMEN and DLR oval ovpts; horizontal red SPECIMEN NO # ovpt lower left; all-zero s/n

8 de Agosto de 1992 Sig 3: Veiga/Sequeira Prefix CX, DW, EV, FU

Diagonal red ESPECIME ovpt front/back; horizontal red NZ # ovpt lower left front; all-zero s/n

23 de Abril de 1992 Sig 3: Veiga/Sequeira Prefix AZ, BY, CX, DW, GT

1 de Julho de 2002 Sig 6: Lopes/Correia Prefix JQ

Diagonal red ESPECIME ovpt front/back; horizontal red NZ # ovpt lower left front; all-zero s/n

Diagonal red ESPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal red # ovpt lower left front; all-zero s/n

5 de Junho de 1992 Sig 3: Veiga/Sequeira Prefix AZ, BY, CX, EV, LP, MN

1 de Julho de 2002 Sig 6: Lopes/Correia Prefix HT, HV, HU

Diagonal red ESPECIME ovpt front/back; horizontal red NZ # ovpt lower left front; all-zero s/n

Diagonal red ESPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal red # ovpt lower left front; all-zero s/n

20 DE JANEIRO DE 2005 Sig 7: Lopes/de Burgo Prefix GT, HS, JR, KQ, LP, MN, NM, PL, QK, RJ, SH, TG

Diagonal red ESPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal red # ovpt lower left front; all-zero s/n

25 de Fevereiro de 2007 Sig 8: Frederico/de Burgo Prefix GA - GQ

Diagonal red ESPÉCIME ovpt front/back; horizontal red # ovpt lower left front;all-zero s/n

25 de Setembro de 2007 Sig 8: Frederico/de Burgo Prefix HA - HQ

Diagonal red ESPÉCIME ovpt front/back; horizontal red # ovpt lower center front; all-zero s/n

Replacement: Prefix HZ

1 DE JULHO DE 1999 Sig 4: Marta/Sequeira Prefix JA - JL

Diagonal red ESPÉCIME ovpt front/back; horizontal red # ovpt lower left front; all-zero s/n

5 DE JULHO DE 2000 Sig 5: Marta/Correia Prefix KA - KK

Diagonal red ESPÉCIME ovpt front/back; horizontal red # ovpt lower left front; all-zero s/n

5 de Julho de 2014 Sig 8: Frederico/de Burgo Prefix AA - AH Intro: 23 12 2014

Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal red # ovpt lower left front; all-zero s/n

Replacement: Prefix ZA

5 de Julho de 2014 Sig 8: Frederico/de Burgo Prefix CA - CN Intro: 10 09 2015

Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal red # ovpt lower left front; all-zero s/n

5 de Julho de 2014 Sig 8: Frederico/de Burgo Prefix EA - EV Intro: 23 12 2014

Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal red # ovpt lower left front; all-zero s/n

Replacement: Prefix ZE

5 de Julho de 2014 Sig 8: Frederico/de Burgo Prefix GA - GR Intro: 23 12 2014

Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal red # ovpt lower left front; all-zero s/n

5 de Julho de 2014 Sig 8: Frederico/de Burgo Prefix JA - JD Intro: 10 09 2015

Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal red # ovpt lower left front; all-zero s/n

6 de setembro de 2019 Sig 9: Unknown/Serra Prefix AJ, AK Intro: 08 01 2021

Replacement: Prefix ZA

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