50000 kwanzas 1991 — Angola ( Pick: 132 )
Region:
Africa
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 50000 kwanzas issued in Angola in 1991. It is cataloged under Pick number 132, which identifies it within the issue. Its recorded details place it among documented banknotes of this period.
The front side features text reading "PEOPLES REPUBLIC," "Banco Nacional de Angola," and "1991 Issue; 4.2.1991." The design includes conjoined busts of Josè Eduardo dos Santos and Antonio Agostinho Neto, created in bright green, yellow-green, and dark brown on a multicolor underprint. The back side displays a waterfall alongside a stylized statue of "The Thinker" located at the lower left. The watermark depicts the same conjoined busts.
Additional details include its dimensions of 162 x 69 mm. It was signed by Sebastiao Bastos Lavrador, the Governor, and Generoso Hermenegildo Gaspar de Almeida, the Deputy Governor. The printing office responsible for this banknote is De La Rue in London, United Kingdom.
The front side features text reading "PEOPLES REPUBLIC," "Banco Nacional de Angola," and "1991 Issue; 4.2.1991." The design includes conjoined busts of Josè Eduardo dos Santos and Antonio Agostinho Neto, created in bright green, yellow-green, and dark brown on a multicolor underprint. The back side displays a waterfall alongside a stylized statue of "The Thinker" located at the lower left. The watermark depicts the same conjoined busts.
Additional details include its dimensions of 162 x 69 mm. It was signed by Sebastiao Bastos Lavrador, the Governor, and Generoso Hermenegildo Gaspar de Almeida, the Deputy Governor. The printing office responsible for this banknote is De La Rue in London, United Kingdom.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Sebastiao Bastos Lavrador (Governor), Generoso Hermenegildo Gaspar de Almeida (Deputy Governor)
- Date of issue
- February 4, 1991
- Printing office
- De La Rue, London, United Kingdom
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Bright green, yellow-green and dark brown on multicolor underprint
- Dimensions
- 162 x 69 mm
- Pick catalog
- 132
About this banknote
The Banco Nacional de Angola issued the 50,000 kwanzas banknote on February 4, 1991. This issuance was part of the transition to the novo kwanza currency, which began in 1990.
The front of the banknote features conjoined busts of President José Eduardo dos Santos and former President António Agostinho Neto. The reverse side displays the Kalandula Falls and a stylized statue of "The Thinker." The note measures 162 x 69 mm and was printed by De La Rue in London.
