Paulo Dias de Novais (~1510-1589), was a Portuguese colonizer of Africa in the 16th century and the first Captain-Governor of Portuguese Angola, and Palm trees
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REPÚBLICA PORTUGUESA
GOVÊRNO GENERAL DE ANGOLA
DOIS ANGOLARES
E MEIO (Translation: Portuguese Republic, General government of Angola, Two and a half Angolares)
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REPÚBLICA PORTUGUESA
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DOIS ANGOLARES E MEIO (Translation: Portuguese Republic, Two and a half Angolares)