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2 1/2 Angolares
| Issuer | Provincia de Angola - Governo Geral de Angola |
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| Year | 1948 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette presents a dramatic intaglio-engraved battle scene commemorating the 1648 Portuguese reconquest of Angola, with soldiers, cannon, and a fortress under assault rendered in fine line work against a guilloche underprint in violet-blue. The denomination DOIS ANGOLARES E MEIO appears in bold letterpress to the right, alongside the decree reference DECRETO N°37,066, de 8 de Outubro de 1948, with two signature lines below for O GOVERNADOR GERAL and O DIRECTOR DOS SERVIÇOS DE FAZENDA. The commemorative legend 1648-1948 TRICENTENÁRIO DA RESTAURAÇÃO DE ANGOLA is printed along the lower border, with the denomination numeral 2½ repeated in the lower corners. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPÚBLICA PORTUGUESA GOVÊRNO GERAL DE ANGOLA DOIS ANGOLARES E MEIO DECRETO N°37,066, de 8 de Outubro de 1948 O GOVERNADOR GERAL O DIRECTOR DOS SERVIÇOS DE FAZENDA 1648-1948 TRICENTENÁRIO DA RESTAURAÇÃO DE ANGOLA (Translation: Portuguese Republic, General Government of Angola, Two and a Half Angolars, Decree No. 37,066, of 8 October 1948, The Governor General, The Director of Finance Services, 1648-1948 Tercentenary of the Restoration of Angola) |
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Angola's mid-century provincial notes were printed in London under Portuguese colonial authority — Lisbon held tight control over currency design and supply for its African territories well into the independence era. The 2½ Angolare denomination is an oddity of the escudo-angolar system, a fractional value that reflects the pegged exchange structure rather than any practical circulating need.
Thomas De La Rue's work on this series is technically clean, as expected, but the denomination itself had a short effective life — demand for small-denomination provincial paper dropped sharply as coin supply improved through the early 1950s.