10 Escudos Sailing ship 'Carvalho'

The Carvalho — a traditional Cape Verdean working vessel derived from Portuguese colonial-era designs — represents one of the few remaining links between the archipelago's fishing communities and their Atlantic sailing heritage. Cabo Verde issued this coin series in the early 1990s as the country was consolidating its post-independence monetary identity, having separated its currency from the Portuguese escudo peg only in 1977.

KM#41 is nickel plated steel rather than the cupronickel used in earlier escudo issues — a cost-driven shift visible across many small island economies during this period.