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| Uitgever | Angola |
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| Jaar | 1752-1757 |
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| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
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| Gewicht | 3.58 g |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | At center, the Roman numeral V denoting the face value is flanked on either side by stylized floral ornaments, with the date inscribed within the same field. The entire design is enclosed within an inner beaded circle surmounted by a royal crown at the top. The circular Latin legend runs between the beaded border and the outer rim, identifying the issuing monarch. |
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| Opschrift keerzijde | PECVNIA·TOTVM·CIRCUMIT·ORBEM (Translation: Money circulates around the world.) |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Angola's early copper coinage under José I was struck not in Lisbon but locally, a pragmatic response to the chronic shortage of small-denomination currency plaguing Portuguese colonial trade along the Angolan coast. The colony's commerce — dominated by the slave trade operating out of Luanda — required low-value exchange media that metropolitan silver simply couldn't serve economically.
Provincial colonial coppers of this period are routinely found heavily worn or corroded, casualties of tropical climate and rough handling in market circulation. The Gomes and Bentes references diverge slightly on die classifications for this type, making precise attribution dependent on careful examination of the punch details.