Guinea-Bissau peso

Guinea-Bissau peso
peso da Guiné-Bissau (Portuguese)
Central bank	Banco Central da Guiné-Bissau
User(s)	Guinea Bissau
Subunit
1/100	centavos
Coins	50 centavos, 1, 2½, 5, 10,[citation needed] 20 pesos
Banknotes	50, 100, 500, 1000, 5000, 10,000 pesos
This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete.

The peso was the currency of Guinea-Bissau from 1975 to 1997 and was divided into 100 centavos. It replaced the escudo at par. In 1997, Guinea-Bissau adopted the CFA franc of the West African States, using a conversion rate of 65 pesos to the franc.

Coins

Coins were issued in denominations of 50 centavos, 1, 2½, 5 and 20 pesos.

Banknotes

Banknotes were issued in 1975 in denominations of 50, 100 and 500 pesos. 1000 peso notes were introduced in 1978, followed by 5000 pesos notes in 1984 and 10,000 pesos notes in 1990.

Current Series
Image		Value	Main Colour	Description
Obverse	Reverse			Obverse	Reverse
		50 pesos	Reddish-purple	Pansa Na Isna	Villagers
		100 pesos	Khaki	Domingos Ramos	Central Bank building in Bissau
		500 pesos	Blue	Francisco Mendes	Slavery
		1000 pesos	Brown	Amilcar Cabral	"Apoteose ao Triunfo"
		5000 pesos	Purple and brown	Amilcar Cabral	Fieldwork
		10,000 pesos	Green	Amilcar Cabral	Fishermen

See also

• Economy of Guinea-Bissau

External links

• The Bank Notes of Guinea-Bissau by Peter Symes