Angolan Five Hundred Kwanzas Banknote

Country: Angola
Issuer: National Bank of Angola
Issue year: 2025
Type: Horizontal note
Material: Polymer
Size: 126 × 66 mm
Serial: D0 6 8 6 8 0 6 8

The story

The front honours Dr. António Agostinho Neto, Angola’s first President after independence and also a poet. The Thinker, a traditional Angolan sculpture, appears in the clear window on both sides. The back shows the Tundavala Gap in Huíla province, a dramatic escarpment and one of Angola’s best-known natural landmarks.

Front

Portrait of Dr. António Agostinho Neto in thick-framed glasses with his hand on his chin and a name caption, The Thinker (O Pensador) sculpture in a clear window, lines of printed national anthem text, cross-shaped colour-shifting patch, traditional Angolan geometric patterns, Governor’s signature with printed title and date “Agosto de 2025”, vertical and horizontal serial numbers

Back

Tundavala Gap (Fenda da Tundavala) escarpment in Huíla with cliff faces and a distant plain, The Thinker sculpture in a clear window, coat of arms of Angola, cross-shaped colour-shifting patch, traditional Angolan geometric patterns, “Fenda da Tundavala - Huíla” caption