Dark brown, red-orange and purple on multicolor underprint. Cape Verde warbler (Acrocephalus brevipennis Keulemans) at right.
Reverse description
Pierid butterfly; Desert locust (schistocerca gregaria) in stationary and flying position; Coat of Arms at bottom right.
Signature(s)
José Tomás Wahnon Veiga, Oswaldo Miguel Sequeira, Olavo Avelino Garcia Correia, João de Andrade Lopes,
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
Portrait of A.Cabral
Obverse lettering
1000
BANCO DE CABO VERDE
MIL ESCUDOS
1 de Julho de 2002 (Translation: Bank of Cape Verde Thousand Escudos July 1, 2002)
Reverse lettering
BANCO DE CABO VERDE
A LEI PUNE O CONTRAFACTOR
MIL ESCUDOS (Translation: Bank of Cape Verde The law punishes the counterfactor Thousand Escudos)
Variants
There exists a very rare variant with rounded edges and an overprint "in silver" (У СРЕБРУ). Only 3 known samples exist, with serial numbers A.059 998, A.059 999 and A.059 000.