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5 Kwanza

Angola 2012 1990_present UNC P-151A Needs review ✦ AI 90%
Front · IMG_6036.HEIC cropped
Back · IMG_6037.HEIC cropped
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Identity

Where & when

Country Angola
Currency Kwanza
Denomination 5
Series name Kwanza Reajustado series
Series year 2012
Issue year 2012
Era 1990_present
Legal status in_circulation
Predecessor currency Kwanza
Successor currency
Subjects & design

What's on the note

Front portrait José Eduardo dos Santos
Reverse subject Ruacana Falls
Watermark Portrait of José Eduardo dos Santos
Color palette #d4d6b8,#8b7355,#2f4f4f
Themes statesman,wildlife,architecture
Language / script Latin

Front: José Eduardo dos Santos (1942–2022), President of Angola from 1979 to 2017 and leader of the MPLA (People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola). He led the country through most of its post-independence history, overseeing the transition from civil war to peace and from socialist to market economy. The front also features an image of workers ascending or working on what appears to be industrial infrastructure, likely representing Angola's oil and industrial development that occurred during his presidency.

Back: Ruacana Falls on the Kunene River, located on the border between Angola and Namibia. These waterfalls are approximately 120 meters high and are an important natural landmark in southern Angola. The falls are also the site of the Ruacana hydroelectric power station, which provides electricity to both Angola and Namibia, making this depiction representative of Angola's natural resources and energy infrastructure development.

Production

How it was made

Issuer Banco Nacional de Angola
Issuer (native) Banco Nacional de Angola
Printer Giesecke+Devrient
Engraver
Material polymer
Dimensions (mm) 135x65

Signatures: Governor: José de Lima Massano

Security features: thread,hologram,microprint,see_through_register,raised_print

Geography

Angola in Africa

Angola in Africa. Other countries on the same continent shown in muted grey.

The story

Background & history

This note belongs to the Kwanza Reajustado series introduced in 2012, part of Angola's continued currency stabilization following decades of civil war and hyperinflation. The 2012 polymer series replaced earlier paper notes with more durable and secure polymer banknotes. The series features President José Eduardo dos Santos on multiple denominations, reflecting his long tenure as head of state. The date 'OUTUBRO 2012' (October 2012) marks the official issue date of this series. The note's imagery emphasizes both industrial development and natural resources, key themes of Angola's post-war reconstruction and economic growth driven largely by oil revenues.

Catalogue

Collector references

Pick # 151A
Krause ID
Rarity tier common
Series range 2012–present
Provenance

How it came to me

Acquired date
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Acquired price
Currency
Condition
Grade UNC
Serial number YA 5481520
Serial prefix YA
Valuation

What it's worth now

$2–$5
Type default range $2–$5
Valuation history (1)
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2026-05-08 08:11:40 2.0 5.0 USD ai claude-sonnet-4-5: Angola P-151A is a modern polymer issue from 2012 that remains in current circulation; UNC specimens are readily available from dealers at modest prices typical of common contemporary world notes.
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History & extractions

AI extractions (3)
research:anthropic · claude-sonnet-4-5 2026-05-09 09:37:33
status: error · step 10
research:openai · gpt-4o 2026-05-09 00:09:40
status: ok · step 10 · $0.0253 · 6329↓ + 946↑ tokens
anthropic · claude-sonnet-4-5 2026-05-08 02:34:04
status: ok · step 1 · $0.0353 · 6237↓ + 1107↑ tokens
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