Angola (1837) c/m 2 macutas

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This copper coin started life as a one macuta struck for Angola in 1770. It was counterstamped in 1837 to raise its value to two macutas.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: KM 51.1, Gomes-04.03.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Alberto Gomes and Francisco Antonio Magro, Moedas Portuguesas e do Território Que Hoje é Portugal: Catálogo das Moedas Cunhadas para o Continentes e Ilhas Adjacentes, para os Territórios do Ultramar e Grão-Mestres Portugueses da Ordem de Malta, 6ª Edição, Lisbon: Associação Numismática de Portugal, 2013.

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