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1 Macuta - Maria II Countermark CROWNED SHIELD over '1/2 Macuta, Maria I and Pedro III'
| Issuer | Angola |
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| Year | 1837 |
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| Currency | Real (18th century-1914) |
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| Obverse description | Obverse of the host coin (KM#28, 1/2 Macuta, Maria I and Pedro III, 1785-1786): central field bearing the royal cypher or arms device within a beaded inner circle, surrounded by a circular Latin legend reading MARIA·I·E·PETRUS·III·D·G·REGENTES··P·E·D·GUINEÆ·, denoting the joint regents of Portugal and their dominions. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Reverse of the host coin displays the denomination legend MACUTA 1/2 and the date (1785 or 1786) within a beaded border, with the circular legend AFRICA·PORTUGUEZA surrounding the field. Prominently applied at centre is the crowned Portuguese royal shield countermark, struck per the Edict of 21 March 1837, which officially doubled the face value of the host coin from 1/2 Macuta to 1 Macuta. The countermark depicts the Portuguese coat of arms — an escutcheon charged with the five quinas (inescutcheons) arranged in a cross, surmounted by a royal crown — deeply impressed into the copper flan, with the legends of the host coin remaining legible around it. |
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