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2 Macutas - Maria I and Pedro III
| Issuer | Angola |
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| Year | 1783 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the crowned Portuguese royal arms, comprising a quartered shield with the five quinas of Portugal and a border of castles, surmounted by an ornate royal crown. The shield is flanked by decorative foliate mantling. The circular Latin legend reading MARIA·I·E·PETRUS·III·D·G·REGES·P·E·D·GUINEÆ· runs along the entire periphery, identifying the joint monarchs Maria I and Pedro III as sovereigns of Portugal and Guinea. The coin's milled border frames the composition neatly. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Angola's colonial coinage of this period was produced under the joint reign designation of Maria I and her uncle-husband Pedro III, who co-ruled Portugal from 1777 until Pedro's death in 1786. The macuta system was a specifically Angolan denomination structure — not used in metropolitan Portugal — developed to facilitate trade in a colonial economy where Brazilian gold, Portuguese silver, and local commodity currencies all competed in the same markets. Counterfeiting of these small-denomination pieces was a persistent problem in Luanda, and Portuguese authorities repeatedly had to withdraw and restrike issues within short windows.