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This type was struck 1921-24 for the Portuguese colony of [[Angola]] on the west coast of Africa, south of the Congo. It was accompanied by a bronze one and two centavos ([[Angola 1921 centavo|KM 60]] and 61) and copper-nickel ten and twenty centavos (KM 70 and 64). After a protracted struggle, Angola obtained its independence in 1975 and then dissolved into civil war as various factions contended for control.

''Recorded mintage:'' 5,680,000.

''Specification:'' 8 g, bronze, 25 mm diameter.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 62, Gomes-06.01.

''[[Bibliography|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:''
* [[Angola 1921 centavo|1921 centavo]]
* [[Angola 1921 2 centavos|1921 2 centavos]]
* [[Angola 1921 5 centavos|1921 5 centavos]]
* [[Angola 1923 5 centavos|1923 5 centavos]]
* [[Angola 1923 50 centavos|1923 50 centavos]]
* [[Angola 1927 10 centavos|1927 10 centavos]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1922]]
* return to [[Angola]]

[[Category:Coins of the Portuguese colonies]][[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]

Angola 1922 5 centavos - Revision history

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