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Guinea-Bissau

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500 Pesos, 1983

500 pesos 1983 front
500 pesos 1983 back

Front: Francisco Mendes (1939-1978), Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau 1973-1978

Back: Depicting the people of Guinea-Bissau being taken into slavery in times past

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100 Pesos, 1990

100 pesos 1990 front
100 pesos 1990 back

Front: Domingos Ramos

Back: Banco Nacional da Guiné-Bissau

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1,000 Pesos, 1990

1000 pesos 1990 front
1000 pesos 1990 back

Front: Amílcar Lopes Cabral (1924-1973), African agronomic engineer, writer and nationalist

Cabral was born in Portuguese Guinea, son of Cape-Verdeans. He was educated in Lisbon, Portugal. While a student in Lisbon, he founded student movements dedicated to African nationalism. After returning to Africa, he found the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde.

Beginning in 1962, Cabral fought against the Portuguese forces to attain independence for both Portuguese Guinea and Cape Verde. In 1972 he began forming a People's Assembly in preparation for independence. He was assassinated in 1973 before independence.

Back: Allegory with title: Apoteose ao Triunfo

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5,000 Pesos, 1990

5000 pesos 1990 front
5000 pesos 1990 back

Front: Amílcar Lopes Cabral (1924-1973), African agronomic engineer, writer and nationalist

Back: People harvesting and tilling their crops

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10,000 Pesos, 1993

10000 pesos 1993 front
10000 pesos 1993 back

Front: Amílcar Lopes Cabral (1924-1973), African agronomic engineer, writer and nationalist

Back: Women fishing in a stream

Back to Africa

Guinea-Bissau, located on the west coast of Africa, was an overseas province of Portugal, known as Portuguese Guinea. It gained independence and adopted the present name in 1974. Joined the monetary union of the West African States in 1997. For a more detailed country profile, see CIA World Factbook on Guinea-Bissau.

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