Mozambique 1942 2-1/2 escudos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This issue, minted in Lisbon for the Portuguese colony of Mozambique, is from a type issued 1938-51. This date is somewhat scarce. In the 1960's, nationalists in Mozambique began their agitation for independence, triggering a multifactional war that continued after the Portuguese withdrew in 1975.

Recorded mintage: 1,200,000.

Specification: 3.5 g, .650 fine silver, .073 troy oz ASW, 20 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 68, Gomes-19.02.

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:

• 1936 10 escudos
• 1938 2½ escudos
• 1938 5 escudos
• 1942 10 centavos
• Portugal 1942 2½ escudos
• 1954 2½ escudos
• Coins and currency dated 1942
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