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1 Kwanza
| Issuer | Banco Nacional de Angola |
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| Year | 1977-1979 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse lettering | 11 DE NOVEMBRO DE 1975 RP DE ANGOLA (República Popular de Angola) (Translation: NOVEMBER 11, 1975 PR OF ANGOLA (People Republic of Angola)) |
| Reverse description | The large numeral '1' dominates the central field, occupying most of the available space in bold relief. The denomination legend 'KWANZA' is inscribed in smaller capitals beneath the numeral. A continuous border of raised beads encircles the design close to the rim, providing a decorative inner frame consistent across the series. |
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Angola's post-independence coinage of 1977–79 was issued under the newly established Banco Nacional de Angola following the MPLA's consolidation of power after a brutal civil war that had fractured the country since independence in 1975. The kwanza itself replaced the escudo at par, a deliberate break from colonial monetary infrastructure. Coin production during this window was intermittent, dependent on foreign minting contracts, as domestic industrial capacity had been gutted by both the war and the exodus of Portuguese technical workers.