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5 Escudos Year of the Rooster
| Issuer | Cape Verde |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Value | 5 Escudos 5 CVE = EUR 0.045 |
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| Reverse description | A detailed portrait bust of a rooster rendered in high relief occupies the majority of the field, depicted facing right with prominent comb, wattles, and richly textured feathering across the neck and hackle. The inscription ROOSTER 2004 arcs along the upper legend, indicating both the subject and the year of issue in commemoration of the Chinese Lunar Year of the Rooster. The field is otherwise plain, allowing the naturalistic depiction of the bird to dominate the composition. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Cape Verde adopted its current escudo coinage system after independence from Portugal in 1975, and the lunar year series issued in the early 2000s represented an unusual pivot — a small Atlantic island nation with no meaningful cultural connection to the Chinese calendar producing collector-oriented issues clearly aimed at Asian export markets. The 2004 Year of the Rooster fits squarely in that commercial niche.