Mozambique 1936 20 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This issue was minted in Lisbon in 1936 for the Portuguese colony of Mozambique. It was the first coin of its denomination. The coin is uncommon. The next twenty centavos was struck in 1941. The Portuguese withdrew from Mozambique in 1975, triggering a multifactional war that continued for decades.

Recorded mintage: 2,500,000.

Specification: bronze.

Catalog reference: KM 64.

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:

• 1935 2½ escudos
• 1935 5 escudos
• 1936 10 centavos
• 1936 50 centavos
• 1936 escudo
• 1936 10 escudos
• 1938 2½ escudos
• 1938 5 escudos
• 1938 10 escudos
• 1941 20 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1936