200 Escudos Henrique Teixeira de Sousa

Cabo Verde's banknote series has undergone several redesigns since independence in 1975, and this 2019 issue reflects the country's consistent effort to honor its intellectual and cultural figures rather than political leaders. Henrique Teixeira de Sousa — physician, novelist, and one of the most significant Cape Verdean writers of the twentieth century — was born on São Nicolau in 1919, making the centenary timing of this note almost certainly deliberate.

The Banco de Cabo Verde has issued in relatively small volumes throughout its history, a function of the archipelago's population size, and the 200 Escudos denomination sits in practical daily use rather than as a high-value reserve note.