Diogo Cão (~1452-~1486), was a Portuguese explorer and one of the most notable navigators of the Age of Discovery. He made two voyages sailing along the west coast of Africa in the 1480s, exploring the Congo River and the coasts of the present-day Angola and Namibia
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Giant sable antelope
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REPUBLICA PORTUGUÊSA
PROVINCIA DE ANGOLA
JUNTA DA MOEDA
UM ANGOLAR (Translation: Portuguese Republic, Province of Angola Currency Board, One Angolar)
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REPUBLICA PORTUGUÊSA
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UM ANGOLAR (Translation: Portuguese Republic, One Angolar)