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2 Macuta - Pedro V Countermark CROWNED SHIELD over '1 Macuta, João Prince'
| Issuer | Angola |
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| Year | 1853 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Obverse of the host coin (KM#46, 1 Macuta of João, Prince Regent), featuring a circular beaded border enclosing the legend JOANNES·D·G·PORT·P·REGENSE·D·GUINEÆ· distributed around the periphery in Latin script. The field is plain, with no central effigy. Applied at center is the crowned shield countermark of Pedro V, struck in 1853 per the Edict of March 1 of that year, consisting of a crowned Portuguese coat of arms in relief, doubling the face value of the host coin from 1 to 2 Macutas. The countermark is clearly defined against the copper field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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When Portugal's treasury lacked the resources to mint fresh colonial coinage for Angola in 1853, the practical solution was to counterstamp existing 1 Macuta pieces from the reign of João, Prince Regent, doubling their face value by crowned shield punch rather than new production. The countermark simultaneously retired the old denomination and introduced Pedro V's authority to a colony that had been circulating the same copper for decades.
The punching operation was notoriously inconsistent — placement varies widely across surviving examples, with many strikes landing off-center or partially on the coin's edge.