| Issuer | Guinea-Bissau (1976-date) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 500 Pesos (500 GWP) |
| Currency | Peso (1975-1997) |
| Composition | Paper (Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. (Inglaterra) - BWC) |
| Size | 154 × 65 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990) |
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| In circulation to | 1997 |
| Reference(s) | P#7 |
| Obverse description | Deep blue on multicolor underprint. From left to right: naked wooden (carving) figurines; portrait of Francisco Mendes; coat of arms. |
| Reverse description | Deep blue, red and multicolor. Depiction of slave trade and forced transportation on ships to the Americas. |
| Signature(s) | Pedro A. Godinho Gomes, Victor Freire Monteiro, Victor Saúde Maria, |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Portrait of Amílcar Cabral |
| Obverse lettering | BANCO NACIONAL DA GUINÉ-BISSAU
QUINHENTOS PESOS
28 DE FEVEREIRO DE 1983
Francisco Mendes (Translation: National Bank of Guinea-Bissau Five Hundred Pesos February 28, 1983) |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO NACIONAL DA GUINÉ-BISSAU
A LEI PUNE O CONTRAFACTOR
QUINHENTOS PESOS (Translation: National Bank of Guinea-Bissau The law punishes the counterfeiter Five Hundred Pesos) |
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| Catalog ID | 9681783690 |
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