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1 Angolar
| Issuer | Provincia de Angola - Governo Geral de Angola |
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| Year | 1942 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Portrait vignette of Portuguese explorer Diogo Cão (c. 1452–c. 1486), navigator of the Age of Discovery renowned for his voyages along the west coast of Africa in the 1480s, including exploration of the Congo River and the coastlines of present-day Angola and Namibia. The portrait is set within an engraved frame accompanied by the issuing authority inscriptions and denomination text. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPÚBLICA PORTUGUESA GOVÊRNO GENERAL DE ANGOLA UM ANGOLAR (Translation: Portuguese Republic, General government of Angola, One Angolar) |
| Reverse description | Central intaglio-engraved vignette of a giant sable antelope (Hippotragus niger variani) bust, rendered in fine line engraving and set within an oval frame flanked by decorative columns and elaborate guilloche rosettes at each corner. The legend REPÚBLICA PORTUGUESA arches across the top panel, with the denomination UM ANGOLAR inscribed in a cartouche at the foot, and the printer's imprint of Thomas De La Rue & Co. Ltd. appearing in small text at the lower margin. |
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