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1000 Meticais David Livingstone
| Issuer | Banco de Moçambique |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse lettering | REPÚBLICA DE MOÇAMBIQUE 2004 |
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| Reverse lettering | DAVID LIVINGSTONE ~ 1813-1873 1000 METICAIS |
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David Livingstone's connection to Mozambique is largely incidental — he passed through the territory repeatedly during his Zambezi Expedition of 1858–1864, a venture funded by the British government that proved an almost total failure, costing lives and producing little of the commercial or missionary value promised. He entered the country via the Zambezi delta, a route that turned out to be unnavigable above the Kebrabasa rapids, a fact local traders could have told him in advance.
Mozambique issued several silver commemoratives in this period under collector-market programs that had no circulation intent whatsoever. The .980 fineness is notably high for a modern commemorative issue.