Angola 1948 50 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck 1948 and 1950 for the Portuguese colony of Angola on the west coast of Africa south of the Congo. A bronze fifty centavos (KM 75) was struck 1953-61, the last of the denomination. After a protracted struggle, Angola obtained its independence in 1975 and then dissolved into civil war as various factions contended for control.

Recorded mintage: 4,000,000.

Specification: 4.5 g, nickel-bronze, plain edge, 22.8 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 72, Gomes-15.01.

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.

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• 1927 5 centavos
• 1948 10 centavos
• 1948 20 centavos
• 1949 10 centavos
• 1950 50 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1948
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