Blue, purple, green, yellow, and pink tones turn Cape Verde’s 1,000 Escudos note into a musical surface, where island sound moves through portrait, instrument, and flight.

Design & Symbolism

Obverse

The obverse is anchored by Codé di Dona, born Gregório Vaz, shown playing the accordion beside an outline map of Santiago Island and a seashore motif. An accordion registration device and embossed bird detail draw the musical theme into the note’s security structure, while the portrait gives funaná culture a formal place within Cape Verde’s modern paper money.

Reverse

The reverse continues the musical narrative with a musician holding a ferrinho, the percussion instrument closely associated with funaná, set against sunlit colour, doves in flight, and an accordion registration device. The composition shifts from the accordion player to the wider sound-world around him, linking rhythm, movement, and Cape Verdean cultural memory across both sides of the note.

Collector’s Insight

For collectors, this 1,000 Escudos note is a major Cape Verdean music-themed issue, centred on Codé di Dona and the visual language of funaná. Its De La Rue production, holographic stripe with demetalized doves, accordions, and musical notes, 4 mm windowed thread with demetalized BCV 1000 and vine, and Codé di Dona watermark with electrotype vine and Cornerstones give the note a precise technical and cultural position within Cape Verde’s modern escudo series.

Shipping & Guarantee

Each banknote is carefully handled and securely packed to ensure safe delivery. Authenticity is guaranteed.

Serial number and prefix may vary from the reference image.