Mozambique 1962 escudo

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This issue, minted in Lisbon 1953-74 for the Portuguese colony of Mozambique, is the last escudo for that colony. Previous issues were dated 1936, 1945 and 1950-51. The coin is common. This coin was issued at the beginning of the war for independence. The Portuguese withdrew in 1975, triggering a multifactional war that continued for decades.

Recorded mintage: 600,000, a slightly scarce date.

Specification: 8 g, bronze, 26 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 82.

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:

• 1953 escudo
• 1960 5 escudos
• 1960 10 escudos
• 1960 20 escudos
• 1961 10 centavos
• 1961 20 centavos
• 1965 escudo
• 1965 2½ escudos
• Coins and currency dated 1962