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50 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco Nacional da Guiné-Bissau |
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| Year | 1990 |
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| Value | 50 Pesos |
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| Obverse description | Printed in red and pink tones on a multicolour guilloche underprint, the obverse presents a three-quarter portrait vignette of a young man wearing a brimmed hat at right, flanked by geometric and traditional decorative patterns. The denomination numeral '50' appears in repeating letterpress at left alongside a stylised ceremonial vessel vignette, with two manuscript signatures below the central inscription. The date '1 DE MARÇO DE 1990' and an alphanumeric serial number appear in the upper field, with the national arms at lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DA GUINÉ-BISSAU CINQUENTA PESOS 50 1 DE MARÇO DE 1990 MINISTRO GOVERNADOR VICE-GOVERNADOR PANSAU NA ISNA |
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The Banco Nacional da Guiné-Bissau was the country's sole monetary authority from independence until 1997, when Guinea-Bissau joined the West African Economic and Monetary Union and adopted the CFA franc — effectively rendering the entire peso series obsolete overnight. Notes from the final 1990 printing, including this 50 Pesos, were withdrawn within roughly seven years of issue, a short circulation window that nonetheless left most examples moderately to heavily worn given the region's humid climate and high cash-dependency.
Bundesdruckerei's involvement reflects a West German foreign aid printing relationship that extended across several Lusophone African states during this period.