Type details
| Country | Angola |
| Currency | Kwanza |
| Denomination | 5 |
| Series | Kwanza Reajustado series |
| Series year | 2012 |
| Series range | 2012–present |
| Issue year | 2012 |
| Issuer | Banco Nacional de Angola |
| Issuer (native) | Banco Nacional de Angola |
| Signatures | Governor: José de Lima Massano |
| Printer | Giesecke+Devrient |
| Front portrait | José Eduardo dos Santos |
| Reverse subject | Ruacana Falls |
| Themes | statesman,wildlife,architecture |
| Watermark | Portrait of José Eduardo dos Santos |
| Security features | thread,hologram,microprint,see_through_register,raised_print |
| Colour palette | #d4d6b8,#8b7355,#2f4f4f |
| Material | polymer |
| Dimensions (mm) | 135x65 |
| Language / script | Latin |
| Languages | pt |
| Pick # | 151A |
| Rarity | common |
| Legal status | in_circulation |
| Predecessor currency | Kwanza |
| Era | 1990_present |
| Default value (low) | 2.0 |
| Default value (high) | 5.0 |
| Value currency | USD |
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.
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.
