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2 1/2 Escudos FAO
| Issuer | Banco de Cabo Verde |
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| Year | 1977-1982 |
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| Value | 21/2 Escudos (2.5 CVE) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a kneeling agricultural worker in three-quarter view, planting or tending a young coffee sapling in the left field, evoking themes of rural labour and food production in support of the FAO campaign. The curved legend PRODUZIR PARA AVANÇAR (meaning 'Produce to Advance') arcs along the upper periphery in bold raised lettering. The composition is rendered in a naturalistic style with strong relief, filling the field with a dynamic scene of agricultural progress. |
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| Mintage | 1977 - - 1,200,000 1980 - - 1982 - - |
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Cape Verde gained independence from Portugal in July 1975, and the FAO coin program provided a convenient early vehicle for the new republic to assert its own monetary identity while simultaneously broadcasting agricultural development goals to an international audience. The Banco de Cabo Verde, established that same year, issued this denomination as part of a broader FAO-linked series across multiple years.
The nickel brass alloy chosen here was typical of FAO-sponsored issues from developing nations in this period, selected partly for cost and partly because the warm golden tone photographed well in UN publications.