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| Issuer | Provincia de Angola |
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| Year | 1892-1895 |
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| Currency | Real (18th century-1914) |
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| Obverse description | The note is framed by a geometric border with a repeating guilloche pattern. At the centre top, the provincial coat of arms appears above the curved inscription PROVINCIA DE ANGOLA, with the numeral 100 in each upper corner. The denomination CEM RÉIS is printed in large bold letterpress type at centre, flanked on each side by the word Bronze, with the place and date of issue — Loanda, 1 de janeiro de 1895 — below. Two manuscript signature lines appear at the foot, attributed to the Governor-General and the Inspector of the Provincial Treasury. |
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| Obverse lettering | PROVINCIA DE ANGOLA Bronze CEM RÉIS Bronze Loanda, 1 de janeiro de 1895 O governador geral, O inspector de fazenda (Translation: Province of Angola, One Hundred Réis, Luanda, 1 January 1895, The Governor-General, The Inspector of the Treasury) |
| Reverse description | The reverse is plain and unadorned, printed in a light brownish ink on worn paper. The denomination CEM RÉIS appears at the top centre in capital letters, followed below by the text Repartição de fazenda provincial in Gothic-style letterpress script. A serial number is printed in the lower left area. The overall design is austere, consistent with provincial emergency or auxiliary currency issues of the period. |
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