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| − | This specimen was lot 187 in Ponterio sale 182 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $411.25. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "ANGOLA. 50 Centavos, 1923-KN. This is the only Portuguese colonial coin bearing a foreign mintmark. Very interesting and VERY RARE. Lightly toned. PCGS MS-64 Secure Holder." This type was struck 1922-23 for the Portuguese colony of [[Angola]] on the west coast of Africa south of the Congo. It was accompanied by a copper-nickel ten centavos (KM 63). This mintmarked issue may have been unauthorized as it is today very rare. After a protracted struggle, Angola obtained its independence in 1975 and then dissolved into civil war as various factions contended for control. | + | This specimen was lot 187 in Ponterio sale 182 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $411.25. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "ANGOLA. 50 Centavos, 1923-KN. This is the only Portuguese colonial coin bearing a foreign mintmark. Very interesting and VERY RARE. Lightly toned. PCGS MS-64 Secure Holder." This type was struck 1922-23 for the Portuguese colony of [[Angola]] on the west coast of Africa south of the Congo. It was accompanied by a bronze five centavos ([[Angola 1923 5 centavos|KM 62]]) and copper-nickel ten centavos ([[Angola 1923 10 centavos|KM 63]]). This mintmarked issue may have been unauthorized as it is today very rare. After a protracted struggle, Angola obtained its independence in 1975 and then dissolved into civil war as various factions contended for control. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 6,000,000 (the vast majority are [[Angola 1923 50 centavos|without mintmark]]). | ''Recorded mintage:'' 6,000,000 (the vast majority are [[Angola 1923 50 centavos|without mintmark]]). | ||
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| + | * [[Angola 1923 5 centavos|1923 5 centavos]] | ||
| + | * [[Angola 1923 10 centavos|1923 10 centavos]] | ||
* [[Angola 1923 50 centavos|1923 50 centavos]] | * [[Angola 1923 50 centavos|1923 50 centavos]] | ||
* [[Angola 1927 5 centavos|1927 5 centavos]] | * [[Angola 1927 5 centavos|1927 5 centavos]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:19, 22 August 2022
This specimen was lot 187 in Ponterio sale 182 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $411.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "ANGOLA. 50 Centavos, 1923-KN. This is the only Portuguese colonial coin bearing a foreign mintmark. Very interesting and VERY RARE. Lightly toned. PCGS MS-64 Secure Holder." This type was struck 1922-23 for the Portuguese colony of Angola on the west coast of Africa south of the Congo. It was accompanied by a bronze five centavos (KM 62) and copper-nickel ten centavos (KM 63). This mintmarked issue may have been unauthorized as it is today very rare. After a protracted struggle, Angola obtained its independence in 1975 and then dissolved into civil war as various factions contended for control.
Recorded mintage: 6,000,000 (the vast majority are without mintmark).
Specification: 10.5 g, nickel, 31 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 65, Gomes-E6.04; Vaz-AN.158.
- 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.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 182: The January 2014 NYINC Auction: World Coins, Irvine, CA: Stacks Bowers LLC.
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