Mozambique 1973 5 escudos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This issue, minted in Lisbon for the Portuguese colony of Mozambique, is the last five escudos for that colony. Previous silver issues were dated 1935, 1938, 1949 and 1960 and a subsequent copper-nickel issues are dated 1971 and 1973. The coin is common. This coin was issued towards the end of the war for independence. The Portuguese withdrew in 1975, triggering a multifactional war that continued for decades.

Recorded mintage: 3,352,000.

Specification: copper-nickel.

Catalog reference: KM 86.

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:

• 1960 5 escudos
• 1965 escudo
• 1965 2½ escudos
• 1970 10 escudos
• 1971 20 escudos
• 1973 20 centavos
• 1973 50 centavos
• 1974 20 centavos
• 1974 10 escudos
• Coins and currency dated 1973