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10 Centavos Prova
| Issuer | Mozambique |
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| Year | 1942 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The Portuguese colonial arms of Mozambique displayed at centre, consisting of a quartered shield superimposed upon an armillary sphere, the whole surmounted by a mural crown. The colonial inscription COLONIA DE MOÇAMBIQUE curves along the upper periphery, while the date 1942, flanked by raised dots, appears in the lower field. |
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| Reverse description | The denomination numeral 10 dominates the centre field in large raised figures, with CENTAVOS inscribed in a straight line immediately below. The word PROVA appears to the left of the numeral, identifying this piece as a proof or trial strike. The legend REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA curves around the upper and right periphery, reading upward from the lower left, with a raised dot at the base. |
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Portugal struck proof trial pieces (provas) for its African colonies during the early 1940s as part of a broader currency standardization effort under the Estado Novo regime. The 1942 Mozambique issues were produced in Lisbon before any circulation coinage was authorized, making them administrative artifacts as much as coins — struck to demonstrate intended specifications to colonial treasury officials rather than for any monetary function.
Surviving examples are vanishingly rare, as provas were produced in minimal quantities and rarely left official hands.