Brown and black on multicolor underprint. On the right, portrait of revolutionary Amílcar Cabral, also known by the nom de guerre Abel Djassi, facing left; on centre, Guinea-Bissau map.
Reverse description
Brown on multicolor underprint. Fieldworkers at center.
Signature(s)
João Bernardo Vieira, Victor Freire Monteiro, Pedro A. Godinho Gomes,
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
Portrait of Amilcar Cabral.
Obverse lettering
BANCO NACIONAL DE GUINÉ-BISSAU
CINCO MIL PESOS
12 DE SETEMBRO DE 1984 (Translation: National Bank of Guinea-Bissau Five Thousand Pesos September 12, 1984)
Reverse lettering
BANCO NACIONAL DE GUINÉ-BISSAU
A LEI PUNE O CONTRAFACTOR
CINCO MIL PESOS (Translation: National Bank of Guinea-Bissau The law punishes the counterfeiter Five Thousand Pesos)