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This fifty escudos, minted in Lisbon for the Portuguese colony of Sao Tomé e Principe, is the only issue of this denomination. It commemorated the 500th anniversary of colonization, an event more likely mourned by the locals. The coin is fairly common despite the small mintage. The colony, originally a slave trading station, later turned to sugar production and finally cacao. The Portuguese withdrew in 1975.

''Recorded mintage:'' 150,000 plus 200 proofs.

''Specification:'' 16 g, 0.650 fine silver, 24 mm diameter.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 21.

''[[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:''
* [[St. Thomas and Prince 1962 2-1/2 escudos|1962 2½ escudos]]
* [[St. Thomas and Prince 1971 2-1/2 escudos|1971 2½ escudos]]
* [[St. Thomas and Prince 1971 20 escudos|1971 20 escudos]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1970]]
* return to coinage of [[St. Thomas & Prince]]

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

St. Thomas and Prince 1970 50 escudos - Revision history

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