Deep red on multicolor underprint. President Samora Machel with three young boys at right, revolutionary monument at left, arms at center. Large size serial number.
Reverse description
Mining and harvesting scenes.
Signature(s)
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Protection description
Obverse lettering
REPÚBLICA POPULAR DE MOÇAMBIQUE
1000 MIL METICAIS
MAPUTO, 16 de JUNHO DE 1980
`número de série`
1000 (Translation: POPULAR REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE 1000 THOUSAND METICALS MAPUTO, 16 of JUNE OF 1980 `serial number` 1000)
Reverse lettering
REPÚBLICA POPULAR DE MOÇAMBIQUE
BANCO DE MOÇAMBIQUE
1000 1000
A FALSIFICAÇÃO DA MOEDA É PUNIDA COM A PENA DE
OITO A DOZE ANOS DE PRISÃO NOS TERMOS DA LEI. (Translation: POPULAR REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE BANK OF MOZAMBIQUE 1000 1000 CURRENCY COUNTERFEITING IS PUNISHABLE BY EIGHT TO TWELVE YEARS IN PRISON UNDER THE LAW.)