The angolar was the currency of Angola between 1926 and 1952. It replaced and was replaced by the escudo, both exchanges occuring at par, and was always equal to the Portuguese escudo. The angolar was subdivided into 100 centavos or 20 macutas. 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a [[leap year starting on Tueday] (link will take you to calendar). ... The escudo was the official currency of Portugal prior to the introduction of the euro in January 1, 1999 (euro coins and notes were not introduced until 2002). ...