500 escudos 1973 — Angola ( Pick: 107 )
Region:
Africa
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 500 escudos issued in Angola in 1973. It is cataloged under Pick number 107. The dimensions of the note are 150 x 75 mm.
The front side features the text "Banco de Angola" alongside the date "1973 Issue; 10.6.1973." The design includes dark brown, violet, and purple colors on a multicolor underprint, with Luiz de Camoes depicted on the right. The back side shows a high rock formation, and the watermark features Luiz de Camoes.
This banknote is printed on paper and exhibits a colour scheme of purple and cream. The issue year is 1973, marking the year of its design announcement.
The front side features the text "Banco de Angola" alongside the date "1973 Issue; 10.6.1973." The design includes dark brown, violet, and purple colors on a multicolor underprint, with Luiz de Camoes depicted on the right. The back side shows a high rock formation, and the watermark features Luiz de Camoes.
This banknote is printed on paper and exhibits a colour scheme of purple and cream. The issue year is 1973, marking the year of its design announcement.
Specifications
- Date of issue
- 1973
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Purple and cream
- Dimensions
- 150 x 75 mm
- Pick catalog
- 107
About this banknote
The Banco de Angola issued the 500 escudos banknote on June 10, 1973, during Angola's period as a Portuguese overseas province. This issuance occurred two years before Angola achieved independence in 1975.
The obverse features a portrait of Portuguese poet Luiz Vaz de Camões (1524–1580) on the right and the Portuguese Angolan coat of arms in the center. The reverse depicts the Pedras Negras de Pungo Andongo, a notable rock formation in Angola. The watermark also portrays Luiz de Camões. The banknote measures 150 x 75 mm and was printed by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company in the United Kingdom.
