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100 Kwanzas
| Issuer | Banco Nacional de Angola |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Size | 146 × 68 mm |
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| Obverse description | At left, the denomination is rendered in large bold numerals; at right, a circular vignette contains the paired portraits of António Agostinho Neto (1922–1979), first President of Angola and founding leader of the MPLA, in the foreground, and José Eduardo dos Santos (1942–2022), second President of Angola, set behind him. The bank title and national motto are inscribed in letterpress across the face. |
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| Reverse description | The central vignette presents a landscape composition of the Pedras de Pungo Andongo, the celebrated basalt rock formations of central Angola, engraved in fine detail. The denomination appears in large numerals above the central design, with the national coat of arms positioned at the lower left. |
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Angola's early 1990s notes were issued under severe economic stress — annual inflation had already exceeded 300% by 1991, and the kwanza was losing purchasing power faster than new notes could reach circulation. The 100 Kwanza denomination, meaningful at introduction in 1977, was effectively petty cash by the time this issue appeared.
Thomas De La Rue's involvement continued a relationship with the Banco Nacional that stretched back through multiple series, though the political chaos of the civil war period made orderly distribution genuinely difficult in large parts of the country.