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20 Escudos
| Issuer | Banco de Angola |
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| Year | 1962 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette shows the grain silos and quay facilities of the Port of Lobito (inscribed "SILO NO PORTO DO LOBITO") rendered in fine intaglio engraving against a lightly tinted multicolour underprint. To the right, an oval portrait of President Américo Tomás, captioned "AMERICO TOMÁS", is framed by ornate scrollwork. The upper border carries the bank title "BANCO DE ANGOLA", the Portuguese royal arms, the decree reference "DECRETO N.º 12.131 DE 14 DE AGOSTO DE 1926", and the date "10 DE JUNHO DE 1962", with denomination numerals "20" at each upper corner and the value inscription "VINTE ESCUDOS" in large letterpress at centre-left. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO DE ANGOLA VINTE ESCUDOS 20 DECRETO N.º 12.131 DE 14 DE AGOSTO DE 1926 10 DE JUNHO DE 1962 SILO NO PORTO DO LOBITO AMERICO TOMÁS O GOVERNADOR O ADMINISTRADOR (Translation: Bank of Angola, Twenty Escudos, Decree No. 12,131 of 14 August 1926, 10 June 1962, Grain Silo in the Port of Lobito, The Governor, The Administrator) |
| Reverse description | The entire central field is occupied by a detailed intaglio vignette of a herd of antelopes in full gallop across an open savanna landscape, with acacia trees and sparse bush in the background rendered with fine cross-hatching. Elaborate guilloche-patterned borders frame all four sides, with denomination numerals "20" repeated at each corner. The bank title "BANCO DE ANGOLA" appears across the top, the value "VINTE ESCUDOS" is inscribed along the lower border, and the printer's imprint "THOMAS DE LA RUE & COY. LTD LONDRES, INGLATERRA" appears in small lettering beneath the central vignette. |
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