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Sao Tome and Principe - 2018 New Series (Dobras Currency Reform) Full Set

República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe

Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe

This is a complete set of the new currency reform banknotes issued on 01.01.2018. The notes are all printed with the date of 21.10.2016. These new series replaced previous Dobras currency by removing 3 zeros from the value (ie 1,000 old Dobras = 1 new Dobras). There are 6 notes in this new series with denominations consisting of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 Dobras. The two lower value notes are printed on polymer materials whilst the remaining 4 notes are cotton based paper banknotes. All these notes were printed by De La Rue.

The designs on the front for this series are basically the same with the exception of the two polymer notes where a see-through window is added together with the image of Rei Amador. The designs on the front features butterflies and the central bank building. On the back, the common images are map of Sao Tome e Principe and cocoa pod and with one animal each for each denomination - São Tomé shrew, prinia bird, giant treefrog, weaver perched, mona monkey and sunbird.

Five Dobras (Polymer)

Dated 2016

Reverse

Ten Dobras (Polymer)

Dated 2016

Reverse

Twenty Dobras

Dated 2016

Reverse

Fifty Dobras

Dated 2016

Reverse

One Hundred Dobras

Dated 2016

Reverse

Two Hundred Dobras

Dated 2016

Reverse

Sao Tome and Principe - 2004 Issues Full Set

A set of four notes all issued with the date of 2004 all with two security threads. The denominations are 5000, 10000, 20000 and 50000 Dobras. All notes depict the bust of Rei Amador (King Amador) who started the slave revolt against the Portuguese on 9.7.1595 and proclaimed himself as King. The Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe was once a colony of Portugal (Independence 12.07.1975). Obviously this is a Portuguese speaking nation. The country is situated at the Gulf of Guinea. The country consists mainly of two main islands called Sao Tome and Principe and is separated by 140 kilometres apart and is about 225 kilometres from the coast of Gabon. This country also has a rather small population, less than 200,000 people and this could be the reason that not many reprint of banknotes have been issued. Sao Tome and Principe is the second smallest nation in Africa, after Seychelles. The country holds the records being the most stable and democratic country in the African continent.

Five Thousand Dobras