The peso was the currency of Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau

The Republic of Guinea-Bissau is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Senegal to the north, and Guinea to the south and east, with the Atlantic Ocean to its west....

 from 1975 to 1997 and was divided into 100 centavos. It replaced the escudo at par. In 1997, Guinea Bissau adopted the CFA franc

CFA franc

The CFA franc is the name of two currencies used in Africa which are guaranteed by the French treasury. The two CFA franc currencies are the West African CFA franc and the Central African CFA franc...

 of the West African States, using a conversion rate of 65 pesos to the franc.

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 Francisco Mendes Francisco Mendes, nom de guerre Chico Té was a Guinea-Bissau politician. He was the country's first Prime Minister and held that position from September 24, 1973 until his assassination on July 7, 1978 under suspicious circumstances.In early 1960s PAIGC launched an armed struggle against...	Slavery
		1000 pesos	Brown	Amilcar Cabral Amílcar Cabral Amílcar Lopes da Costa Cabral was a Guinea-Bissauan and Cape Verdean agricultural engineer, writer, and a nationalist thinker and politician. Also known by his nom de guerre Abel Djassi, Cabral led the nationalist movement of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde Islands and the ensuing war of independence...	"Apoteose ao Triunfo"
		5000 pesos	Purple and brown	Amilcar Cabral Amílcar Cabral Amílcar Lopes da Costa Cabral was a Guinea-Bissauan and Cape Verdean agricultural engineer, writer, and a nationalist thinker and politician. Also known by his nom de guerre Abel Djassi, Cabral led the nationalist movement of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde Islands and the ensuing war of independence...	Fieldwork
		10,000 pesos	Green	Amilcar Cabral Amílcar Cabral Amílcar Lopes da Costa Cabral was a Guinea-Bissauan and Cape Verdean agricultural engineer, writer, and a nationalist thinker and politician. Also known by his nom de guerre Abel Djassi, Cabral led the nationalist movement of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde Islands and the ensuing war of independence...	Fishermen

External links

• The Bank Notes of Guinea-Bissau by Peter Symes
  Peter Symes
  Peter J. Symes is an Australian researcher into paper money. He is the author of many articles published in the International Bank Note Society Journal and of several books.He is the president of the International Bank Note Society.-Books:...