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Known coins from Cape Verde

(select only values: 5 centavos(1), 10 centavos(1), 20 centavos(2), 50 centavos(4), 1 Escudo(7), 2.50 Escudos(2), 5 Escudos(4), 10 Escudos(7), 20 Escudos(4), 25 Escudos(1), 50 Escudos(11), 100 Escudos(8), 200 Escudos(4), 250 Escudos(2), 1000 Escudos(1)).

5 centavos
1930 [#1]
Bronz
Liberty head left/Denomination at center, date below

10 centavos
1930 [#2]
Bronz
Denomination at center, date below/Liberty head left

20 centavos
1930 [#3]
Bronz
Denomination at center, date below/Liberty head left

50 centavos
1930 [#4]
Nickel-bronze
Liberty head right, long loose hair/Encircled arms within wreath, denomination below

1 Escudo
1930 [#5]
Nickel-bronze
Liberty head right, long loose hair/Encircled arms within wreath, denomination below

50 centavos
1949 [#6]
Nickel-bronze
Denomination/Miniature crowns above encircled arms, date below

1 Escudo
1949 [#7]
Nickel-bronze
Denomination/Miniature crowns above encircled arms, date below

1 Escudo
1953 - 1968 [#8]
Bronz
Denomination/Miniature crowns above encircled arms, date below

2.50 Escudos
1953 - 1967 [#9]
Nickel-bronze
Arms on cross, date below/Miniature crowns above arms, denomination below

10 Escudos
1953 [#10]
5g 720 silver
Arms on cross, date below/Miniature crowns above arms, denomination below

50 centavos
1968 [#11]
Bronz
Denomination/Miniature crowns above arms, date below

5 Escudos
1968 [#12]
Nickel-bronze
Miniature crowns above arms, denomination below/Arms on cross, date below

250 Escudos
1976 [#13]
16.4g 900 silver
1st Anniversary of Independence
Denomination at right above fish, date below/Date in center, star divides chain at bottom

20 centavos
1977 - 1980 [#15]
Aluminiu
Emblem within wreath, date below/Denomination above fish

50 centavos
1977 - 1980 [#16]
Aluminiu
Emblem within wreath, date below/Denomination above fish

1 Escudo
1977 - 1980 [#17]
Nickel-bronze
Education
Emblem within wreath, denomination below, date at bottom/Student at desk

2.50 Escudos
1977 - 1982 [#18]
Nickel-bronze
F.A.O.
Emblem within wreath above denomination and date/Coffee tree planting

10 Escudos
1977 - 1982 [#19]
Cupro-nichel
Emblem within wreath above denomination and date/Eduardo Mondlane

20 Escudos
1977 - 1982 [#20]
Cupro-nichel
Emblem within wreath above denomination and date/Domingos Ramos

50 Escudos
1977 - 1980 [#21]
Cupro-nichel
Emblem within wreath above denomination and date/Head of Amilcar Lopes Cabral left, two dates on right

50 Escudos
1984 [#22]
Cupro-nichel
World Fisheries Conference
White sea bream fish left, two dates below

50 Escudos
1984 [#22a]
16g 925 silver
World Fisheries Conference
White sea bream fish left, two dates below

1 Escudo
1985 [#23]
Otel placat cu alama
10th Anniversary of Independence
Emblem within wreath below denomination and date/Inscription below building

1 Escudo
1985 [#23a]
4g 925 silver
10th Anniversary of Independence
Emblem within wreath below denomination and date/Inscription below building

10 Escudos
1985 [#24]
Cupro-nichel
10th Anniversary of Independence
Emblem within wreath below denomination and date/Letter design at center, star above

10 Escudos
1985 [#24a]
9g 925 silver
10th Anniversary of Independence
Emblem within wreath below denomination and date/Letter design at center, star above

100 Escudos
1990 [#25]
Cupro-nichel
Papal Visit
Emblem within wreath above denomination and date/Half figure of Pope

100 Escudos
1990 [#25a]
0g 000 silver
Papal Visit
Emblem within wreath above denomination and date/Half figure of Pope

1000 Escudos
1994 [#26]
28.1g 925 silver
Tordesilhas Treaty
National emblem at center, denomination below/Ship between maps, two dates above

1 Escudo
1994 [#27]
Otel placat cu alama
Denomination on National emblem, date below/Tartaruga Sea Turtle

5 Escudos
1994 [#28]
Otel placat cu cupru
National emblem to right of denomination, date below/Osprey

10 Escudos
1994 [#29]
Otel placat cu nichel
National emblem, date at left, denomination upper left/Brown-headed Kingfisher

20 Escudos
1994 [#30]
Otel placat cu nichel
National emblem, date divided below, denomination at bottom/Brown Booby

5 Escudos
1994 [#31]
Otel placat cu cupru
National emblem to right of denomination, date below/Flowers - Contra Bruxas

10 Escudos
1994 [#32]
Otel placat cu nichel
National emblem, date at left, denomination upper left/Flowers - Lingua De Vaca

20 Escudos
1994 [#33]
Otel placat cu nichel
National emblem, date divided below, denomination at bottom/Flowers - Carqueja

200 Escudos
1995 [#34]
Cupro-nichel
F.A.O.
National emblem above denomination/Globe on water, date at right

200 Escudos
1995 [#35]
Cupro-nichel
20th Year of Independence
National emblem above denomination/Two figures back to back, two dates below

5 Escudos
1994 [#36]
Otel placat cu cupru
National emblem to right of denomination, date below/Sailboat - Belmira

50 Escudos
1994 [#37]
Otel placat cu nichel
National emblem divides date, denomination above/Cape Verde Sparrow left

100 Escudos
1994 [#38]
Bimetal
National emblem divides date, denomination at top, value at bottom/Saiao flowers

100 Escudos
1994 [#38a]
Bimetal
National emblem divides date, denomination at top, value at bottom/Saiao flowers

100 Escudos
1994 [#39]
Bimetal
National emblem divides date, denomination at top, value at bottom/Raza Lark left within circle

100 Escudos
1994 [#39a]
Bimetal
National emblem divides date, denomination at top, value at bottom/Calhandra do Ilheu Raso bird

100 Escudos
1994 [#40]
Bimetal
National emblem divides date, denomination at top, value at bottom/Sailship Madalan

100 Escudos
1994 [#40a]
Bimetal
National emblem divides date, denomination at top, value at bottom/Sailing ship Madalan

10 Escudos
1994 [#41]
Otel placat cu nichel
National emblem, date at left, denomination upper left/Sailship Carvalho

20 Escudos
1994 [#42]
Otel placat cu nichel
National emblem, date divided below, denomination at bottom/Sailship Novas de Alegria

50 Escudos
1994 [#43]
Otel placat cu nichel
National emblem divides date, denomination above/Sailship Senhor das Areias

50 Escudos
1994 [#44]
Otel placat cu nichel
National emblem/Macelina flowers

200 Escudos
2005 [#45]
Cupro-nichel
30th Anniversary of Independence
National arms in number 2 of 200/Symbolic education design

200 Escudos
2005 [#45a]
18.28g 925 silver
30th Anniversary of Independence
National arms in number 2 of 200/Symbolic education design

25 Escudos
2006 [#46]
15.55g 999 silver
Value above national arms/Jesus

50 Escudos
2006 [#48]
25g 925 silver
500th Anniversary Death of Christopher Columbus
National arms/Sailing ship Santa Maria

50 Escudos
2006 [#49]
25g 925 silver
Appearance in Grotto
National arms/Maria standing facing 3/4 left at right

50 Escudos
2006 [#50]
25g 925 silver
National arms/Red Kite bird

250 Escudos
2010 [#51]
Cupro-nichel
Independence, 35th Anniversary
Ship sailing forward/Arms

50 Escudos
2006 [#52]
25g 925 silver
East India Companys Princess Louisa and 1/2 real from shipwreck

50 Escudos
2006 [#53]
25g 925 silver
Princess Louisa hitting the reef, 1/2 real from shipwreck

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Total of 59 coins from Cape Verde in my personal collection.