500 kwanzas 1987 — Angola ( Pick: 120b )
Region:
Africa
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 500 kwanzas issued in Angola in 1987. It is cataloged under Pick number 120b. Its design features conjoined busts of José Eduardo dos Santos and António Agostinho Neto on the right side of the front, with a color scheme of brown, red-brown, and red on a lilac and multicolor underprint.
The back displays an offshore oil platform on the left, a worker on the right, and arms at the lower left. This note includes an overprint of the years 1984 and 1987, with a watermark depicting a bird, albeit weakly. The printing was conducted by the National Bank of Angola, and the note bears the signatures of Pedro da Cunha Neto and Antonio da Silva Inacio.
The dimensions of this banknote are 142 x 66 mm. The amount produced is unknown. Angola's National Bank was established on December 21, 1976, serving as the primary institution for managing the country’s currency.
The back displays an offshore oil platform on the left, a worker on the right, and arms at the lower left. This note includes an overprint of the years 1984 and 1987, with a watermark depicting a bird, albeit weakly. The printing was conducted by the National Bank of Angola, and the note bears the signatures of Pedro da Cunha Neto and Antonio da Silva Inacio.
The dimensions of this banknote are 142 x 66 mm. The amount produced is unknown. Angola's National Bank was established on December 21, 1976, serving as the primary institution for managing the country’s currency.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Pedro da Cunha Neto, Antonio da Silva Inacio
- Date of issue
- 1987-11-11
- Printing office
- National Bank of Angola
- Paper
- paper
- Colour
- brown, red-brown and red on lilac and multicolor underprint
- Dimensions
- 142 x 66 mm
- Amount produced
- unknown
- Pick catalog
- 120b
About this banknote
The National Bank of Angola issued the 500 kwanzas banknote (Pick 120b) on November 11, 1987. This release was part of a series introduced between 1984 and 1987, featuring updated designs and security features to modernize the nation's currency.
The obverse displays conjoined busts of President José Eduardo dos Santos and former President António Agostinho Neto on the right. The reverse features an offshore oil platform on the left, a worker on the right, and the national coat of arms at the lower left. The banknote measures 142 x 66 mm and includes a watermark depicting "O Pensador," a traditional Angolan wooden carving.
