Sao Tome and Principe S1

São Tomé e Príncipe, 5 Dobras, issued in 2018. This bank note was issued to commemorate the bank’s 25th anniversary. The note celebrate wildlife endemic to the island. Front: Acraea insularis butterfly in center with Banco Central headquarters building in São Tomé below. Coat of arms at top left. Rei Amador, known as the King Amador – the liberator of all black people and leader of the famous Slave Revolt, embossed on clear window. Back: At bottom left, stylized cocoa pod. Butterflies at center with map of island below. At right Musaranho-fingui (Crocidura thomensis) also known as São Tomé shrew, the 8th rarest creature on earth.