Editing Angolan kwanza (section)

===Coins===

The first coins issued for the kwanza currency did not bear any date of issue, although all bore the date of independence, "11 de Novembro de 1975". They were in denominations of 50 lwei, 1, 2, 5 and 10 kwanzas. 20 kwanza coins were added in 1978. The last date to appear on these coins was 1979.

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
|-
!colspan="8"| First kwanza coins
|-
! Image !! Value !! Composition !! Diameter !! Weight !! Thickness !! Edge !! Issued
|- style="text-align:center"
| 
| 50 lwei
| [[copper-nickel]]
| 16&nbsp;mm
| 2&nbsp;g
| 1.5&nbsp;mm
| Reeded
| 1977-1979
|- style="text-align:center"
| 
| 1 kwanza
| [[copper-nickel]]
| 20.9&nbsp;mm
| 3.91&nbsp;g
| 1.8&nbsp;mm
| Reeded
| 1977-1979
|- style="text-align:center"
| 
| 2 kwanzas
| [[copper-nickel]]
| 23.2&nbsp;mm
| 5&nbsp;g
| 1.82&nbsp;mm
| Reeded
| 1977
|- style="text-align:center"
| 
| 5 kwanzas
| [[copper-nickel]]
| 25.5&nbsp;mm
| 7&nbsp;g
| 2.05&nbsp;mm
| Reeded
| 1977
|- style="text-align:center"
| 
| 10 kwanzas
| [[copper-nickel]]
| 27.5&nbsp;mm
| 7.7&nbsp;g
| 2&nbsp;mm
| Reeded
| 1977-1978
|- style="text-align:center"
| 
| 20 kwanzas
| [[copper-nickel]]
| 29&nbsp;mm
| 10&nbsp;g
| 1.9&nbsp;mm
| Reeded
| 1978
|}