2 angolares 1942 — Angola ( Pick: 69 )
Region:
Africa
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 2 angolares issued in Angola in 1942. It is cataloged under Pick number 69, which identifies it within the documented banknotes of this issue.
The front side features the text "Provincia de Angola - Governo Geral de Angola; 1923 Issue; D.1942. Purple" along with a portrait of Paulo Dias de Novaes at the lower left. The back side displays a rhinoceros at the center. The note measures 130 x 81 mm, with the printing office indicated as De La Rue, London, United Kingdom.
This banknote is printed in brown and cream colors on paper. The State Bank of Angola had introduced the 2 angolares banknote to facilitate transactions during the period following the establishment of currency in the region.
The front side features the text "Provincia de Angola - Governo Geral de Angola; 1923 Issue; D.1942. Purple" along with a portrait of Paulo Dias de Novaes at the lower left. The back side displays a rhinoceros at the center. The note measures 130 x 81 mm, with the printing office indicated as De La Rue, London, United Kingdom.
This banknote is printed in brown and cream colors on paper. The State Bank of Angola had introduced the 2 angolares banknote to facilitate transactions during the period following the establishment of currency in the region.
Specifications
- Date of issue
- 1942
- Printing office
- De La Rue, London, United Kingdom
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Brown and cream
- Dimensions
- 130 x 81 mm
- Pick catalog
- 69
About this banknote
The *Governo Geral de Angola* issued this series of banknotes in 1942. The series was introduced under the authority of the Portuguese colonial administration in Angola. Printed by De La Rue in London, the banknotes were part of an effort to standardize currency across the colony during this period.
The 2 angolares note, cataloged as Pick 69, features a portrait of Paulo Dias de Novaes on the front, with inscriptions for the Provincia de Angola and the year 1923 noted as part of the design. The back displays a central motif of a rhinoceros. De La Rue's printing measures 130 x 81 mm.
