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2.000 Reis
| Issuer | Junta da Fazenda Publica da Provincia d'Angola |
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| Year | 1861 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Plain typeset note with the Portuguese royal coat of arms in red at upper centre-right. The issuer's name appears across the top in two parts flanking the arms, with the denomination RS. 2:000 at upper right. A printed text body authorises payment of dois mil reis, referencing Portaria Provincial no. 128 of 10 June 1861, followed by the date Luanda, 4 de Julho de 1861 and two manuscript signatures. |
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| Obverse lettering | JUNTA DA FAZENDA PUBLICA DA PROVINCIA D'ANGOLA RS. 2:000 DOIS MIL REIS Valor garantido pelos Rendimentos Públicos Luanda, 4 de Julho de 1861 |
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The Junta da Fazenda Pública da Província d'Angola — the provincial treasury board rather than any banking institution — issued this note in 1861, making it among the earliest paper money produced within Angola itself. Local printing in Luanda was a practical necessity given the logistical realities of mid-nineteenth century Portuguese colonial administration, but it also meant limited production quality and inconsistent ink application across the series. The result was a note that was easy to counterfeit and difficult to authenticate, problems that plagued the series from the outset.
Portuguese Angola's monetary situation in this period was genuinely chaotic — copper coin shortages were chronic, and notes like this one circulated alongside a tangle of colonial scrip, metropolitan currency, and commodity-based exchange. Pick 2 is exceptionally rare today.