Angola 1921 5 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck 1921-24 for the Portuguese colony of Angola on the west coast of Africa south of the Congo. It was accompanied by a bronze one and two centavos (KM 60 and 61) and copper-nickel ten and twenty centavos (KM 70 and 64). After a protracted struggle, Angola obtained its independence in 1975 and then dissolved into civil war as various factions contended for control.

Recorded mintage: 720,000.

Specification: 8 g, bronze, 25 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 62, Gomes-06.01.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th 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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• 1921 centavo
• 1921 2 centavos
• 1923 5 centavos
• 1923 50 centavos
• 1927 10 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1921
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