Coin set – Cape Verde

A set of coins from the first in the world

ten-sided bimetallic coin

Before the discovery of Cape Verde by Portuguese sailors

in 1456 no people lived on the islands.

Their original “inhabitants” are marked

with this complete set of Cape Verde Escudo coins.

Due to its isolated location

off the west coast of Africa, Cape Verde is

home to a number of endemic animal and plant species.

The obverses of the coins feature the national coat of arms and denominations.

The reverse depicts a sea turtle, an osprey,

gray-haired kingfisher, the so-called carqueja plant (an endemic species of seals),

macelina plant (endemic composite plant species)

and the endemic woody onion Saio.

The set includes the world’s first 10-sided bimetallic coin.

– A complete set from a paradise island in the Atlantic

– Unique animals and plants of Cape Verde

– Portuguese and Latin names