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Angolan escudo

Dates in use
Introduction and ending not established
Ancestry branch
Roman solidus

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Angolan escudo: documented and qualified family connections PARENTS THIS CURRENCY CHILDREN Angolan angolarAngolan angolar 1958 · DocumentedDocumented connection · 1958 Angolan kwanzaAngolan kwanza 1977 · DocumentedDocumented connection · 1977 Angolan escudoAngolan escudo Currency history

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Angolan escudo

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Roman as–denarius accounting

Earlier as reckoning; denarius introduced c. 211 BC; accounts continue into late antiquity

Earlier ancestry is not established here.

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The story

Angolan escudo → kwanza, 1977. [1]

The 1953 Organic Law prescribes escudo as monetary unit in all Portuguese overseas provinces, including Angola. This is a legal-unit anchor; the date is promulgation, not an established local cash changeover or exact commencement. [2]

Sources and evidence

  1. Deutsche Bundesbank · Metadata on the Exchange Rate Statistics, 24 September 2025
  2. Portugal, official legislation · Portugal, Lei 2066, Lei Orgânica do Ultramar Português

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“Angolan escudo.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Updated 2026-10-13; data version v44. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/FTM000154.html

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