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1/2 Macuta - Maria II
| Issuer | Angola |
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| Year | 1848-1853 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicting the Portuguese royal arms — a quartered shield bearing castles and escutcheons — superimposed upon an armillary sphere, the whole surmounted by a royal crown. The crowned arms are rendered in high relief against a flat field. The circumferential legend, separated by pellets, reads MARIA.II.D.G.REGINA.PORTUG.ET.D.GUINEAE., running clockwise around the periphery within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central field bearing the denomination MACUTA above the fraction 1/2 in bold raised lettering, flanked by decorative rosettes and small floral ornaments, all enclosed within a beaded circle. The date appears at the top of the coin outside the beaded circle. The circumferential legend AFRICA.PORTUGEZA runs around the outer periphery within a toothed milled border, with the inscription divided by dot stops. |
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