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5000 Bipkwele

Features

Issuer Equatorial Guinea
Bank emisyjny Banco de Guinea Ecuatorial
Period Republic (1968-date)
Type Standard circulation banknotes
Year 1979
Value 5000 Bipkwele (5000 GQE)
Currency Ekwele (1975-1985)
Composition Papier
Size 148 × 82 mm
Shape Prostokątny
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
220935
References P# 17
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).

Series: 1979 Issue

Obverse

(en) Blue-gray print; multicolor underprint; red serial number.
Bust of Enrique Nvo Okenve facing left at right; coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea at center; geometric designs.

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
BANCO DE GUINEA ECUATORIAL
MALABO, 3 DE AGOSTO DE 1979
ENRIQUE NVO OKENVE
EL GOBERNADOR. EL CAJERO GENERAL.
Cinco Mil Bipkwele
5000
FCA NAL DE MONEDA Y TIMBRE

Reverse

(en) Blue and gray print.
Machinery loading logs onto trucks, a spearhead, and an industrial port with a ship and forest in the background.

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
BANCO DE GUINEA ECUATORIAL
EMBARCADERO DE MADERA
CINCO MIL BIPKWELE

Watermark

(en) Head of Tomas Engono Nkogo

Signatures

Patricio Eka Nguema Obomo (PENO) Governor
Victoriano Boncanca Bojeta (VBB) General Cashier

Printer

Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre, Spain

Comments

(en)

Enrique Nvo Okenve Nchama (Mbea-Nzomo, Mikomeseng, Spanish Guinea, January 5, 1910 - Cameroon, November 21, 1959) was a teacher, farmer and independence leader from Equatorial Guinea.

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Date Signatures VG F VF XF AU UNC
1979-Aug-03  PENO, VBB Photo $ 65

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 5000 BipkwelePicture 1 of a sold 5000 Bipkwele
Katz
Auction 132
Lot 3086
Internet Archive
17 Jul 2024 UNC USD 40.74
(EUR 35.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5000 BipkwelePicture 1 of a sold 5000 Bipkwele
Katz
Auction 59
Lot 2783
Internet Archive
23 Apr 2022 UNC USD 66.35
(EUR 57.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5000 BipkwelePicture 1 of a sold 5000 Bipkwele
Katz
Auction 195
Lot 439
Internet Archive
23 May 2026 USD 122.22
(EUR 105.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5000 BipkwelePicture 1 of a sold 5000 Bipkwele
Katz
Auction 185
Lot 362
Internet Archive
24 Feb 2026 USD 76.83
(EUR 66.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5000 BipkwelePicture 1 of a sold 5000 Bipkwele
Katz
Auction 172
Lot 497
Internet Archive
24 Oct 2025 USD 88.47
(EUR 76.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5000 BipkwelePicture 1 of a sold 5000 Bipkwele
Katz
Auction 127
Lot 2205
Internet Archive
1 Jun 2024 USD 66.35
(EUR 57.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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