Coin catalog : Coin › 5 Centavos (1 Macuta)

Country:: Angola
Series:: 1921~1951 - Portuguese Colony (Decimal)
Catalog codes:: VisitColnectCom
Variants:: Click to see variants
Themes:: Coats of Arms | Globes | Legends | Women
Issued on:: CopyWrong
Last issue date:: ColnectScrp
Distribution:: Standard Circulation
Mints:: Casa da Moeda de Lisboa, Portugal
Composition:: Copper-Nickel-Zinc (Cu-Ni-Zn)
Edge:: Reeded/grained
Orientation:: Medal alignment ↑O↑
Shape:: Circular
Rim:: Raised. Dotted circle. Both sides
Weight:: 1.5 grams
Diameter:: 15 mm
Thickness:: 1 mm
Face value:: 5 C - Angolan centavo
Known mintage:: 2,002,000
Composition Details:: 61% copper, 20% Zinc, 19% nickel61% copper, 20% Zinc, 19% nickel
Score:: 72% Accuracy: High
Description:: Front: Portugese escutcheon on armillary sphere
above (Roman 1st value) I
legend: (above, 2nd value) CINCO CENTAVOS
(lower-left/right, spacers/small 5-pointed stars) ★
(below, 1/16 currency) MACUTA
Back: Bust of Portugese woman "Libertine" (left)
with Phrygian cap and wreath
designer: (incuse on truncation) REGO GR
legend: (proprietor) REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
(right, spacer/dash) - (low-right, year) 1927
(lower-left/right, spacers/dots) •
(below, colony name) ANGOLA
Edge: G - grained, type: small bars

Formerly known as: y18
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VariantYearMint markNoteMintage

1927PROVA Proof Pr13Unknown
19272,002,000

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