Cape Verde 20 Escudos, 1994
Brown Booby
Information
Country
Cape Verde
Currency
Escudo
(1975 – 9999)
Coin type
Circulating commemorative coin
Denomination
20 Escudos
Year
1994
Ruler
Republic
(1975–9999)
Composition
Nickel plated steel
Shape
Round
Alignment
Medal alignment ↑↑
Technique
Milled
Weight (g)
5.9
Diameter (mm)
25
Description
20 Escudos from Cape Verde. Issued in 1994. Struck in Nickel plated steel. Measures 25 mm and weighs 5.9 g.
- Obverse
- The national emblem of Cape Verde dividing the date below and the denomination at the bottom (Republic of Cape Verde 1994 20 Escudos)
- Reverse
- The Sula leucogaster, the scientific name of the Brown Booby,and the name Alcatraz, the Portuguese name for the black-backed gull, (Larus marinus) at the bottom (Sula Leucogaster Boddaert Black-backed gull)
- Edge
- Reeded
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