Cape Verdean Currency

The island republic of Cape Verde, 400 miles off the west coast of Africa, has a special relationship with the state of Rhode Island. For over 150 years, Cape Verdeans have been migrating to New England and have played a significant role in the development of the area’s unique identity. It seems an appropriate excuse, then, to include some of the rarest pieces of that nation’s pre-Independence currency on this website.

March 1, 1909, 10 Mil Reis. Pick 7bs.

November 5, 1914, 10 Centavos. Pick 20.

January 1, 1921. 1 Escudo. Pick 32.

January 1, 1921, 5 Escudos. Pick 34.

January 1, 1921, 10 Escudos. Pick 35.

August 1, 1941, 50 Escudos.

November 16, 1945, 500 Escudos. Pick 46.