68

CABO VERDE

Value

200 Escudos

Issued by

Banco de Cabo Verde

Date

20.01.2005

Printer

De la Rue, London


112ft Schooner "Ernestina" (built 1894 as "Effie M. Morrissey"; 1948 sold to Cape Verde; 1982 donated by the government of Cape Verde to the USA as a symbol of cooperation between the two governments.)

De Havilland DHC-6-300 (Callsign D4-CAX; built 1977) of Cabo Verde Airlines on Ilha do Sal (Amilcar Cabral) International Airport

Crashed on San Francisco Mendes International Airport (Praia) on 28.09.1998. On Board: 3 crew, 19 passengers (among them also Prime Minister Carlos Veiga).
One passenger died (bodyguard of Veiga). The aircraft was a total loss.

68a

issued note


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