2021-10-04 Mon

The Central Bank of Sao Tome and Principe celebrated its 25th anniversary on 25th August 2018 with a new currency series that dropped three zeroes from all denominations. The six new bank notes are 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, and 200 new dobras, with 1 new dobra the equivalent of 1,000 of the old ones.

The 200 Dobra banknote of 2018 depicts Portuguese text; Charaxes defulvata butterfly; coat of arms; Banco Central headquarters building in São Tomé; holographic patch; butterfly as registration device on the obverse. The back of the note depicts Portuguese text; stylized cocoa pod; butterfly; map of Sao Tome and Principe; Chibi-ficha (Anabathmis hartlaubii) Príncipe sunbird perched on a branch.

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