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10 Escudos Independence
| Issuer | Banco de Cabo Verde |
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| Year | 1985 |
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| Currency | Escudo (1975-date) |
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| Obverse description | The large denomination numeral '10' is prominently displayed in the upper central field, with the legend 'ESCUDOS CABOVERDIANOS' and the date '1985' inscribed below in horizontal lines. The national emblem of Cape Verde — depicting the state coat of arms within an open wreath of branches — appears in the lower portion of the field. The circular legend 'REPUBLICA DE CABO VERDE' arcs around the upper periphery. A beaded border frames the entire design. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Cape Verde's 1985 coinage came just a decade after independence from Portugal in 1975, during a period when the ruling PAIGC — later reorganized as the PAICV — was consolidating single-party rule across the islands. The Banco de Cabo Verde itself had only been established in 1976, replacing colonial monetary structures virtually from scratch.
The copper-nickel composition was a deliberate departure from the Portuguese escudo coinage the islands had previously used, signaling monetary as well as political separation.