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1 Escudo Trial
| Issuer | Angola |
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| Year | 1953-1974 |
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| Currency | Escudo (1958-1977) |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the Portuguese colonial coat of arms for Angola, featuring a quartered shield set within an armillary sphere. The shield bears the traditional Portuguese quinas and castle elements alongside a bull and wavy lines representing the sea. The legend ANGOLA arcs across the upper periphery, while the date appears in the lower exergue. Small floral ornaments flank the shield in the field. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Angola's escudo coinage of this period was struck under Portuguese colonial administration, with Lisbon controlling both monetary policy and mint production. Trial pieces like this one were produced to test die quality, alloy consistency, and striking pressure before committing to full production runs — they were never released through banking channels and typically survive in tiny numbers, often retained by mint employees or acquired through official disposal of condemned stock decades later.