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1000 Escudos Treaty of Tordesilhas
| Issuer | Banco de Cabo Verde |
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| Year | 1994 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the national coat of arms of Cape Verde prominently centered within a circular border. The arms display a triangle bearing a torch above horizontal stripes, encircled by an inner legend reading REPUBLICA DE CABO VERDE and flanked by laurel branches with a chain motif at the base. Ten five-pointed stars are arranged around the outer field. The circular legend REPUBLICA DE CABO VERDE arcs around the upper periphery, while the denomination ·1000 ESCUDOS· appears along the lower arc in bold relief. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse commemorates the 500th anniversary of the Treaty of Tordesilhas, depicting a Portuguese caravel under sail at center, rendered in fine relief and navigating stylized waves. Flanking the vessel are two large spherical segments representing the division of the known world as established by the treaty, with land masses suggesting Europe and Africa on the left and the Americas on the right. The legend TRATADO DE TORDESILHAS arcs across the upper field, with the commemorative dates 1494 and 1994 inscribed in two lines at the upper center. The engraver's signature A. MARINHO appears in the lower right field, and the mint mark INCM is present in the design. |
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