| ISO 4217 | |
|---|---|
| Code | AOA (numeric: 973) before 2000: AOK, AON, AOR |
| Subunit | 0.01 |
| Unit | |
| Symbol | Kz |
| Denominations | |
| Subunit | |
| 1⁄100 | cêntimo |
| Banknotes | 200, 500, 1,000, 2,000, 5,000 kwanzas |
| Coins | |
| Freq. used | 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 kwanzas |
| Rarely used | 50 cêntimos, 1 kwanza |
| Demographics | |
| Replaced | Angolan escudo |
| User(s) |  Angola |
| Issuance | |
| Central bank | Banco Nacional de Angola |
| Website | www |
| Printer | Goznak |
| Website | www |
| Valuation | |
| Inflation | 10.81% |
| Source | Banco Nacional de Angola, 2023. |
The kwanza (sign: Kz; ISO 4217 code: AOA) is the currency of Angola. Four different currencies using the name kwanza have circulated since 1977. The currency derives its name from the Kwanza River (which is also written as: Cuanza, Coanza, Quanza).[1]
- ^ Theroux, Paul (30 May 2013). The Last Train to Zona Verde: Overland from Cape Town to Angola. Penguin Books Limited. ISBN 9780241965139 – via Google Books.