20 Escudos Brown Booby, Cape Verde

20 Escudos Brown Booby, Cape Verde, 1994 obverse image20 Escudos Brown Booby, Cape Verde, 1994 reverse image
20 Escudos Brown Booby coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    Cape Verde flagCape Verde
  • Years of Minting:
    1994
  • Period:
    Republic (1975-date)
  • Coin Type:
    Circulating commemorative coin
  • Edge:
    Reeded
  • Shape:
    Round
  • Technique:
    Milled
  • Mint:
    Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)
20 Escudos Brown Booby Reference Price

Reference Price

$5.00-$16.00

The actual value of the coin may differ depending on its condition, luster, rarity, and other factors. This is a rough estimation.

20 Escudos Brown Booby Coin Design

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:

The Sula leucogaster, the scientific name of the Brown Booby,and the name Alcatraz, the Portuguese name for the black-backed gull, (Larus marinus) at the bottom

Engraver:

n/a

Designer:

n/a

Obverse

Description:

The national emblem of Cape Verde dividing the date below and the denomination at the bottom

Engraver:

n/a

Designer:

n/a

Edge

Description:

Reeded

20 Escudos Brown Booby Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:

REPÚBLICA DE CABO VERDE 19 94 20 ESCUDOS

Reverse:

Sula Leucogaster Boddaert ALCATRAZ

20 Escudos Brown Booby Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Nickel plated steel

Size

20 Escudos Brown Booby sizes
  • Weight:5.9 g
  • Diameter:25 mm
  • Thickness:n/a
  • Edge:Reeded

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