Mozambique 1945 escudo

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This issue was minted in Lisbon in 1945 for the Portuguese colony of Mozambique. It was the second coin of its denomination. The coin is uncommon. The next escudo was struck in 1950-51. The Portuguese withdrew from Mozambique in 1975, triggering a multifactional war that continued for decades.

Recorded mintage: 2,000,000.

Specification: bronze.

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:

• 1936 escudo
• 1938 10 escudos
• 1941 20 centavos
• 1942 2½ escudos
• 1945 50 centavos
• 1949 20 centavos
• 1950 escudo
• 1950 2½ escudos
• Coins and currency dated 1945