Colony of Angola (1575-1951), Province of Angola (1951-1973), State of Angola (1973-1975), People's Republic of Angola (1975-1992), Republic of Angola (1992-present)
Colony of Portugal (1575-1951), Overseas Province of Portugal (1951-1973), State of the Portuguese Empire (1973-1975) Country in Southern Africa (1975-present)
Location: Southern Africa
Capital City: Luanda (1575-1912, 1927-present), Huambo (1912-1927)
Government type: Portuguese Territory (1575-1975), Communist Republic (1975-1992), Republic (1992-present)
Main languages: Portuguese, Chokwe, Kimbundu, Kikongo, Oshiwambo, Luchazi, Umbundu
Main religions: Catholic Christianity, Protestant Christianity, Atheism
Chronology
1575: Portugal establishes a colony in Angola
1951: Angola designated an overseas province
1961-1974: Angolan war of independence
1973: Angola designated a state within the Portuguese Empire
1975: Independent as the People's Republic of Angola
1975-2002: Angolan civil war
1992: Communist regime ends
Currency
Real (1693-1914)
50 Réis = 1 Macuta
First Escudo (1914-1928)
100 Centavos = 20 Macutas = 1 Escudo
Angolar (1928-1958)
100 Centavos = 1 Angolar • 20 Macutas = 1 Angolar
Second Escudo (1958-1977)
100 Centavos = 20 Macutas = 1 Escudo
First Kwanza (1977-1990)
100 Lwei = 1 Kwanza
Novo Kwanza (1990-1995)
Kwanza Reajustado (1995-1999)
Second Kwanza (1999-present)
100 Cêntimo = 1 Kwanza
Coins from Angola in the collection
Portuguese Colony (1575-1951)
•1 Macuta, 1814 (Regent João for Maria I (1799-1816), copper, Rio de Janeiro mint, KM#46)
•1 Macuta, 1927 (nickel brass, KM#66)
•50 Centavos, 1927 (nickel brass, KM#69)
•10 Centavos, 1949 (bronze, Lisbon mint, KM#70)
Portuguese Province (1951-1973)
•20 Centavos, 1962 (bronze, Lisbon mint, KM#78)
•1 Escudo, 1965 (bronze, Lisbon mint, KM#76)
•2.5 Escudo, 1967 (cupronickel, Lisbon mint, KM#77)
•20 Escudo, 1955 (silver (.720), KM#74)
Communist Republic (1975-1992)
•50 Lwei, 1979 (cupronickel, Belgrade mint, KM#90)
Republic (1992-present)
•50 Cêntimo, 2012 (cupronickel-plated steel, KM#107)
•1 Kwanza, 2012 (brass-plated steel, Moscow mint, KM#108)
•5 Kwanza, 1999 (nickel-plated steel, KM#99)
•5 Kwanza, 2012 (cupronickel center in nickel brass ring, KM#109)
•10 Kwanza, 2012 (brass-plated steel center in nickel-plated steel ring, KM#110)
•20 Kwanza, 2014 (nickel-plated steel center in brass-plated steel ring, Moscow mint, KM#111) Commemorative: Queen Nzinga Mbande of Ndongo and Matamba
Banknotes from Angola in the collection
Portuguese Province (1951-1973)
•1,000 Escudos, 1970 (P#103)
Portuguese State (1973-1975)
•50 Escudos, 1973 (P#105)
Republic (1992-present)
•1,000,000 Kwanza Reajustado, 1995 (P#141)