Angola 1952 20 escudos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck 1952 and 1955 for the Portuguese colony of Angola on the west coast of Africa south of the Congo. The two dates are priced the same in the SCWC. After a protracted struggle, Angola obtained its independence in 1975 and then dissolved into civil war as various factions contended for control.

Recorded mintage: 1,002,999.

Specification: 10 g, 0.720 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 74.

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.

Link to:

• 1952 10 escudos
• 1953 50 centavos
• 1953 2½ escudos
• 1955 20 escudos
• Coins and currency dated 1952