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[[Mozambique]] became a possession of the Portuguese after a series of agreements with local sultans along the southeast coast of Africa. The first trading post was established in 1505. It remained a Portuguese colony until 1975, when, after a protracted civil war, it was granted independence from [[Portugal]]. Coinage of colonial Mozambique was a mixture of countermarked foreign silver coins and regular coinage. A series of coins was issued in 1975, immediately after independence; these are rare today. This brass metical was issued 1980-82. In 1981, US$1 = 29.4 meticais; as of September 2019, US$1 = 61.6 meticais.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but not common.

''Specification:'' 8 g, brass, 26 mm diameter.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 99.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

''Link to:''
* [[Mozambique 1974 10 escudos|1974 10 escudos]]
* [[Mozambique 1980 10 meticais|1980 10 meticais]]
* [[Mozambique 1980 20 meticais|1980 20 meticais]]
* [[Mozambique 1982 50 centavos|1982 50 centavos]]
* [[Mozambique 1982 2-1/2 meticais|1982 2½ meticais]]
* [[Mozambique 1982 5 meticais|1982 5 meticais]]
* [[Mozambique 1985 2000 meticais]] 10th anniversary of independence
* [[Coins and currency dated 1982]]
* return to coins of [[Mozambique]]

[[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]

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