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1000 Meticais XXVII Olympiad
| Issuer | Mozambique |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Value | 1000 Meticais (1000 MZM) |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears the national arms of Mozambique, comprising a shield supported by decorative foliate elements and surmounted by a five-pointed star, with a book, rifle, and hoe depicted on the shield face above stylized waves. The circular legend REPÚBLICA DE MOÇAMBIQUE runs along the upper periphery in Latin script, while the year of issue 1998 appears prominently in the lower field beneath the arms. A small engraver's mark is visible at the bottom edge below the date. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Mozambique's Olympic commemorative program in the late 1990s was largely export-driven — these pieces were produced for the collector market through foreign minting arrangements rather than any domestic ceremonial purpose. The Sydney 2000 Games gave peripheral issuing nations a reliable revenue mechanism, and Mozambique was one of dozens that licensed the Olympic rings for silver proof issues with negligible local distribution.
KM#128 is frequently encountered in original packaging with no signs of handling, consistent with coins that never meaningfully entered the country whose name they bear.