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Republic of Cape Verde: Adopted: 1999: Shield: The national emblem of Cape Verde contains a circle within which is written the name of the nation in Portuguese; also in this circle are a torch and triangle, symbols of freedom and national unity. The circle is ringed with ten stars, that represent the islands of Cape Verde, and is similar to the ...
The escudo became the currency of Cape Verde in 1914. It replaced the Cape Verdean real at a rate of 1000 réis = 1 escudo. Until 1930, Cape Verde used Portuguese coins, although banknotes were issued by the Banco Nacional Ultramarino specifically for Cape Verde beginning in 1865. Until independence in 1975, the Cape Verde escudo was equal to ...
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Pages in category "National symbols of Cape Verde" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. ... National emblem of Cape Verde; O. Ordem do Vulcão
Republic of Cape Verde; Use: National flag and ensign: Proportion: 10:17: Adopted: 22 September 1992; 32 years ago (): Design: Five unequal horizontal bands of blue (6/12), white, red, white (1/12 each) and blue (3/12) with the circle of ten yellow five-pointed stars centered on the red stripe and positioned three-eighths of the length of the flag from the hoist-side.
The Cape Verdean escudo is, and the Portuguese escudo was, subdivided into 100 centavos. Its symbol is the Cifrão, a letter S with two vertical bars superimposed used between the units and the subdivision (for example, 25 50). In Spain and its colonies, the escudo refers to a gold coin worth sixteen reales de plata or forty reales de vellón.
National emblem of Cape Verde; National symbols of Cape Verde; Outline of Cape Verde; Politics of Cape Verde; Supreme Court of Justice (Cape Verde) Visa policy of ...
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