KOGUJA Banknotes Catalog

5 kwanzas 1999 — Angola ( Pick: 144a )

Region: Africa
Front side
5 kwanzas Angola 1999 — Front side
Back side
5 kwanzas Angola 1999 — Back side

Banknote description

The banknote is a 5 kwanzas issued in Angola in 1999. It falls under Pick number 144a. Its dimensions are 138 x 66 mm, and it is printed on paper.

The front side design features the text "PEOPLES REPUBLIC" along with "Banco Nacional de Angola," marking the year 1999 and details of its 2003 issue. The design includes the conjoined busts of José Eduardo dos Santos and António Agostinho Neto on the right, set against a multicolor underprint of purple, light-blue, and dark blue. The back side showcases a mountain pass, with an emblem at the lower left and a mask at the upper right. A watermark depicting a sculpture is also present.

The note is signed by Aguinaldo Jaime and Adriano Rafael Pascoal, and it was printed by FCO. This issue includes a variant noted as 10.1999. The Banco Nacional de Angola issued 5 kwanzas notes as part of initiatives to stabilize currency in the late 1990s.

Specifications

Signed by
Aguinaldo Jaime (Governor), Adriano Rafael Pascoal (Deputy Governor)
Date of issue
October 1999
Printing office
FCO
Paper
Paper
Colour
Purple, light-blue, and dark blue on multicolor underprint
Dimensions
138 x 66 mm
Pick catalog
144a

About this banknote

The Banco Nacional de Angola issued this 5 kwanzas banknote in 1999. This series was introduced during a period of economic reform to update the Angolan currency. The note was signed by Aguinaldo Jaime as Governor and Adriano Rafael Pascoal as Deputy Governor, and printed by the FCO printing office.

The front of the banknote features conjoined busts of José Eduardo dos Santos and Antonio Agostinho Neto, with inscriptions "PEOPLES REPUBLIC" and the bank’s name. The back displays a mountain pass, arms at lower left, and a mask at upper right. It measures 138 x 66 mm and includes a watermark of a sculpture.

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