Cape Verdean Escudo in Australian Dollar

CVE Cape Verdean Escudo

Country of application:
Cape Verde

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 Cape Verde escudos.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
200, 500, 1000, 2000, 2500, 5000 Cape Verde escudos.

History reference:
The Cape Verde Escudo (Cabo Verde Escudo) has been the national currency and fiat (fiduciary) money of the Republic of Cape Verde (Republic of Djibouti) since 1977. Replaced the previous official cur...rency of the Cape Verde Islands escudo at a ratio of 1 to 1. The Bank of Cape Verde periodically issues commemorative coins in base and precious metals. Commemorative coins are legal tender and must be accepted in all settlements at par. In 2014, a new issue of banknotes with improved anti-counterfeit protection followed. The banknote of 200 escudos was the first in the history of Cape Verde, printed on a polymer basis.

AUD Australian Dollar

Country of application:
Australia, Kiribati, Cocos Islands, Nauru, Norfolk Island, Christmas Island, Heard and McDonald

Coin denominations in circulation:
2 and 1 dollar, 50, 20, 10 and 5 cents.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
100, 50, 20, 10 and 5 dollars.

History reference:
The Australian dollar is the currency in Australia, including its outer territories. : Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Norfolk Island. It is officially used as the currency of three ind...ependent Pacific island nations: Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu. It is legal tender in Australia. Since 1988, a special plastic material has been used in the manufacture of Australian dollar banknotes. Australian dollar banknotes are printed at the state-owned factories of the Royal Australian Mint, located in Melbourne and Perth. Australian coins have a regular round shape. The exception is a coin of fifty cents, made in the form of a regular tetrahedron. On the obverse of the coins there is an image of the profile portrait of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain (as the official head of the Commonwealth of Australia), and on the reverse there are animals of Australia.