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1/2 Macuta - Maria I and Pedro III
| Issuer | Angola |
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| Year | 1785-1786 |
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| Reference(s) | Gomes#MP 02.0x, KM#28 |
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| Reverse description | Central field bears the denomination inscription MACUTA 1/2 in three lines, with the fractional numeral prominently displayed. The legend is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, with four quatrefoil rosette ornaments symmetrically placed at the cardinal points within the border. The outer circular legend reads AFRICA·PORTUGUEZA·and the date 1786, identifying this issue as struck for Portuguese Africa. The entire design is bounded by a finely milled rim. |
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| Mintage | 1785 - MP#02.01 (Big shield) - 154,186 1785 - MP#02.02 (Small shield) - 1786 - MP#02.03 - 157,906 1786 - MP#02.04 (Bigger Date) - 1786 - MP#02.05 (Diameter=38 mm) - |
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Portugal's copper coinage for Angola in the 1780s was struck in Lisbon and shipped south — a logistical arrangement that created chronic shortages whenever Atlantic crossings were delayed or cargoes lost. The joint reign attribution to Maria I and Pedro III is chronologically tight: Pedro died in 1786, making the two-year window on this type unusually short for a colonial issue of this weight class.