20 escudos 1973 — Angola ( Pick: 104 )
Region:
Africa
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 20 escudos issued in Angola in 1973. It is cataloged under Pick number 104. The dimensions of the note are 130 x 63 mm.
The front design features the text "Banco de Angola" and the year of issuance, 1973, along with the date 10.6.1973. Luiz de Camoes is depicted on the right side, rendered in blue, purple, and green against a multicolor underprint. The back side depicts a cotton plant, and the watermark presents Luiz de Camoes.
This note was signed by Mário Morais de Oliveira, the Governor, and Gustavo Neto de Miranda, the Administrator. It was printed by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company in the United Kingdom.
The front design features the text "Banco de Angola" and the year of issuance, 1973, along with the date 10.6.1973. Luiz de Camoes is depicted on the right side, rendered in blue, purple, and green against a multicolor underprint. The back side depicts a cotton plant, and the watermark presents Luiz de Camoes.
This note was signed by Mário Morais de Oliveira, the Governor, and Gustavo Neto de Miranda, the Administrator. It was printed by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company in the United Kingdom.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Mário Morais de Oliveira (Governor), Gustavo Neto de Miranda (The Administrator)
- Date of issue
- 1973
- Printing office
- Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Blue, purple and green on multicolor underprint
- Dimensions
- 130 x 63 mm
- Pick catalog
- 104
About this banknote
The Bank of Angola issued the 20 escudos banknote on June 10, 1973. This note was part of a series featuring the Portuguese poet Luiz de Camões, whose portrait appears on the front. The banknote was printed by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company in the United Kingdom.
The front of the banknote displays a portrait of Luiz de Camões on the right side, with the Portuguese Angolan National Coat of Arms in the center and the denomination below. The reverse side features an image of a cotton plant. The watermark also depicts Luiz de Camões. The note measures 130 x 63 mm and is printed on paper. It bears the signatures of Governor Mário Morais de Oliveira and Administrator Gustavo Neto de Miranda.
