Paulo Dias de Novais (~1510-1589), was a Portuguese colonizer of Africa in the 16th century and the first Captain-Governor of Portuguese Angola
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Elephant
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REPUBLICA PORTUGUÊSA
PROVINCIA DE ANGOLA
JUNTA DA MOEDA
CINCO ANGOLARES (Translation: Portuguese Republic, Province of Angola Currency Board, Five Angolares)
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REPUBLICA PORTUGUÊSA
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CINCO
ANGOLARES (Translation: Portuguese Republic, Five Angolares)