20 kwanzas 1976 — Angola ( Pick: 109a )
Region:
Africa
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 20 kwanzas issued in Angola in 1976. It is listed under Pick number 109a, which identifies it within the issue. Its denomination and year place it among documented banknotes from this issue.
The front design features the text "PEOPLES REPUBLIC," "Banco Nacional de Angola," and "1976 Issue," along with the date "11.11.1976." This side is printed in brown, green, and orange, displaying a portrait of Antonio Agostinho Neto. The note is classified as Variant a: a. Issued note. The back design is not specified.
This banknote measures 139 x 66 mm and is printed on paper. It is signed by Saydi Viera Dias Mingas and Carlos Rocha Lilolwa. The amount produced remains undetermined. The Banco Nacional de Angola was responsible for its printing.
The front design features the text "PEOPLES REPUBLIC," "Banco Nacional de Angola," and "1976 Issue," along with the date "11.11.1976." This side is printed in brown, green, and orange, displaying a portrait of Antonio Agostinho Neto. The note is classified as Variant a: a. Issued note. The back design is not specified.
This banknote measures 139 x 66 mm and is printed on paper. It is signed by Saydi Viera Dias Mingas and Carlos Rocha Lilolwa. The amount produced remains undetermined. The Banco Nacional de Angola was responsible for its printing.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Saydi Viera Dias Mingas, Carlos Rocha Lilolwa
- Date of issue
- 1976-11-11
- Printing office
- Banco Nacional de Angola
- Paper
- paper
- Colour
- brown, green and orange
- Dimensions
- 139 x 66 mm
- Amount produced
- undetermined
- Pick catalog
- 109a
About this banknote
The Banco Nacional de Angola issued the 20 kwanzas banknote on November 11, 1976, as part of the "Agostinho Neto" Kwanza series. This series was introduced to commemorate Angola's first anniversary of independence, which was declared on November 11, 1975.
The obverse features a portrait of Dr. António Agostinho Neto (1922–1979), Angola's first President, with workers in the background. The reverse depicts soldiers patrolling a field, with the Angolan Coat of Arms at the lower left. The banknote measures 139 x 66 mm and includes a wave pattern watermark for security.
