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50 Centavos
| Issuer | Republica Portuguesa - Angola |
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| Year | 1923 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is divided into three vignette panels: at left, an indigenous fruit market scene with seated figures and produce; at center, a Portuguese coat of arms above two manuscript signatures and a boxed denomination legend reading CINCOENTA CENTAVOS with serial number below; at right, an allegorical classical female figure attended by kneeling figures, suggestive of Portugal's civilizing mission. The denomination 50 CENTAVOS appears in shield cartouches at upper left and right corners, with ANGOLA in a rectangular tablet at the foot of the note. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a large central historical vignette illustrating Portuguese explorers erecting a stone padrão on a shoreline, with a crowd of figures and sailing vessels visible in the background, rendered in a detailed intaglio style. The denomination 50 CENTAVOS appears in shield cartouches at upper left and right, flanking a curved banner reading REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA. The date 1923 and the issuing territory name ANGOLA appear in separate tablets at the lower center. |
| Reverse lettering | REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA 50 CENTAVOS 1923 ANGOLA (Translation: Portuguese Republic, Fifty Centavos, Angola) |
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