1000 Escudos

Obverse description	Dark brown, red-orange and purple on multicolour underprint. A vignette of the Cape Verde warbler (Acrocephalus brevipennis Keulemans) occupies the right portion of the note, rendered in fine intaglio detail against the decorative underprint. The issuing authority, denomination, and date appear in crisp letterpress inscription.
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Reverse description	The reverse presents an entomological composition in multicolour print, with a Pierid butterfly alongside the desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) shown in both stationary and in-flight positions. The Cape Verde coat of arms appears at the lower right, rendered in intaglio.
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Comments	Cabo Verde's 1000 Escudos was the highest denomination in regular circulation for most of this series' lifespan, issued by a central bank that had only been established in 1975 following independence from Portugal. Thomas De La Rue printed the series across a decade-long span — the 1992–2002 date range reflects reissues rather than a single continuous print run, with signature combinations changing as the bank's governorship turned over. Watermark-only security was already considered light for a top-denomination note by the mid-1990s, and the series was eventually superseded by a polymer-based redesign.