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20 Kwanzas
| Issuer | Banco Nacional de Angola |
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| Year | 1976 |
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| Currency | Kwanza (1977-1990) |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO NACIONAL DE ANGOLA 20 VINTE KWANZAS (Translation: National Bank of Angola, Twenty Kwanzas) |
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| Reverse lettering | VINTE KWANZAS (Translation: Twenty Kwanzas) |
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Angola's first post-independence banknote series appeared in 1976, the year after the MPLA government consolidated control following the chaotic end of Portuguese rule. The 20 Kwanza denomination was part of that inaugural series, replacing the Escudo at par — a deliberately clean break from colonial currency, if not yet from colonial-era printing contractors. Thomas De La Rue in London produced the notes, an arrangement that continued for several years before Angola developed closer relationships with Eastern Bloc suppliers.
Early surviving examples frequently show foxing and humidity damage consistent with tropical storage conditions in Luanda during a period when banking infrastructure was severely disrupted by the ongoing civil conflict.