Mozambique 1950 2-1/2 escudos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This issue was minted in Lisbon 1936, 1942 and 1950-51 for the Portuguese colony of Mozambique. It was the second coin of its denomination. The coin is common. This coin was issued a decade before the beginning of the war for independence. The Portuguese withdrew in 1975, triggering a multifactional war that continued for decades.

Recorded mintage: 4,000,000.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.650 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 68.

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.

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