Angola 1948 10 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck 1948-49 for the Portuguese colony of Angola on the west coast of Africa south of the Congo. An aluminum ten centavos (KM 82) was struck in 1974 but was never issued, making this type the last of its denomination to circulate. After a protracted struggle, Angola obtained its independence in 1975 and then dissolved into civil war as various factions contended for control.

Recorded mintage: 10,000,000.

Specification: 2 g, bronze, 17.8 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: KM 70, Gomes-08.01.

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:

• Cape Verde 1930 20 centavos
• 1927 5 centavos
• 1948 20 centavos
• 1948 50 centavos
• 1949 10 centavos
• 1953 2½ escudos
• Coins and currency dated 1948
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