Where did this money come from?
Angolan kwanza
A history told through its predecessors and the currencies that followed.
10 ancestors0 descendantsEstablished connections in this atlas
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DocumentedQualified
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Predecessor332 BC–259 BC
Attic drachma accountingQualified · Intervening stages openLater contributionAD 296–AD 351
Egyptian silver drachma accountingQualified · Later contributionPredecessorAD 274–AD 375
Roman as–denarius–sestertius accountingQualified · Intervening stages openPredecessorAD 400–AD 700
Roman solidus–nomisma accountingQualified · Intervening stages openPredecessorAD 800–1145
Frankish denier–livre reckoningQualified · Intervening stages openPredecessor1435–1436
Portuguese dinheiro–soldo–libra accountingDocumentedPredecessor1911
Portuguese realDocumentedPredecessor1914–1928
Portuguese escudoDocumentedPredecessor1958
Angolan angolarDocumentedPredecessor1977
Angolan escudoDocumentedThis currencyAOA
Angolan kwanzaDates, conversion terms and evidence 10 connections
Portuguese real Portuguese escudo
1911Documented1 escudo = 1,000 réis
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Angolan escudo Angolan kwanza
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Egyptian silver drachma accounting Roman as–denarius–sestertius accounting
Evidence period: AD 296–AD 351QualifiedLater contribution or absorptionA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Portuguese escudo Angolan angolar
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Angolan angolar Angolan escudo
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Portuguese dinheiro–soldo–libra accounting Portuguese real
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Roman solidus–nomisma accounting Frankish denier–livre reckoning
Evidence period: AD 400–AD 700QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Frankish denier–livre reckoning Portuguese dinheiro–soldo–libra accounting
Evidence period: AD 800–1145QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Attic drachma accounting Egyptian silver drachma accounting
Evidence period: 332 BC–259 BCQualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Roman as–denarius–sestertius accounting Roman solidus–nomisma accounting
Evidence period: AD 274–AD 375QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗No successor is established here. This does not imply extinction.