50 escudos 1973 — Angola ( Pick: 105 )
Region:
Africa
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 50 escudos issued in Angola in 1973. It is cataloged under Pick number 105, placing it within the documented banknotes of this issue.
The front side design features the Banco de Angola, the year 1973, and the date 10.6.1973, in blue and brown against a multicolor underprint. It includes a depiction of Luiz de Camoes at the right. The back displays a plant design, with a watermark of Luiz de Camoes.
The dimensions of the banknote are 136 x 67 mm. It was signed by Mário Morais de Oliveira, the Governor, and António Camacho Teixeira de Sousa, the Administrator. The note was printed by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company in the United Kingdom.
The front side design features the Banco de Angola, the year 1973, and the date 10.6.1973, in blue and brown against a multicolor underprint. It includes a depiction of Luiz de Camoes at the right. The back displays a plant design, with a watermark of Luiz de Camoes.
The dimensions of the banknote are 136 x 67 mm. It was signed by Mário Morais de Oliveira, the Governor, and António Camacho Teixeira de Sousa, the Administrator. The note was printed by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company in the United Kingdom.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Mário Morais de Oliveira (Governor), António Camacho Teixeira de Sousa (Administrator)
- Date of issue
- June 10, 1973
- Printing office
- Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Blue and brown
- Dimensions
- 136 x 67 mm
- Pick catalog
- 105
About this banknote
The Banco de Angola issued the 50 escudos banknote in 1973. This series was introduced during the Portuguese administration, featuring signatures by Governor Mário Morais de Oliveira and Administrator António Camacho Teixeira de Sousa. The notes were printed by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company in the United Kingdom.
The front side of the banknote features a portrait of Luiz de Camoes, prominent on the right, with the bank's name and the date 10.6.1973 incorporated into the design. The back side depicts a plant motif. The watermark also presents Luiz de Camoes, and the note is primarily blue and brown, measuring 136 x 67 mm.
