Angola 1953 2-1/2 escudos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck 1953-74 for the Portuguese colony of Angola on the west coast of Africa south of the Congo. Altho its mintage is average for the type, this date is awarded a substantial premium 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: 6,008,000.

Specification: 3.5 g, copper-nickel, 20 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 77, Gomes-18.01.

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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• 1952 10 escudos
• 1952 20 escudos
• 1953 50 centavos
• 1956 2½ escudos
• Coins and currency dated 1953
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