Issued in 2007 by the Banco de Cabo Verde, this 500 Escudos banknote is part of the earlier paper-based series celebrating national icons and heritage. The obverse features a portrait of Baltasar Lopes da Silva, a renowned Cape Verdean writer, linguist, and intellectual who played a pivotal role in the cultural identity of the archipelago. Inscriptions are written in Portuguese.
The reverse depicts the island of São Nicolau, highlighting its natural beauty and importance in Cape Verdean history. The banknote is printed on cotton-based paper and includes security elements such as a windowed security thread, watermark, and microtext for authentication.
Obverse
Green, yellow, red and multicolor.
Portrait of Roberto Duarte Silva at bottom.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
BANCO DE CABO VERDE
O GOVERNADOR
O ADMINISTRADOR
QUINHENTOS ESCUDOS
ROBERTO DUARTE SILVA
Translation:
Bank of Cape Verde
Governor
Administrator
Five Hundred Escudos
Reverse
Sugar cane press at bottom.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
BANCO DE CABO VERDE
A LEI PUNE O CONTRAFACTOR
QUINHENTOS ESCUDOS
25 DE FEVEREIRO DE 2007
TRAPICHE – ILHA DE SANTO ANTÃO
Translation:
Bank of Cape Verde
The law punishes the counterfactor
One Thousand Escudos
September 25, 2007
Island of St Antão
Watermark
Portrait of Roberto Duarte Silva.
Signatures
| Carlos Augusto de Burgo (CAB) | Governor |  |
| Manuel Pinto Frederico (MPF) | Administrator |  |
Printer
Oberthur Fiduciaire (Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire; FCO; Oberthur Technologies), France (1984-date)
Features
| Issuer | Cape Verde |
|---|---|
| Issuing bank | Bank of Cape Verde (Banco de Cabo Verde) |
| Ruling authority | Republic (1975-date) |
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Year | 2007 |
| Value | 500 Escudos (500 CVE) |
| Currency | Escudo (1914-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 130 × 65 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular (Vertical alignment) |
| Demonetized | June 2019 |
