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  • 20 Centavos 1936, KM# 64, Portuguese Mozambique (Portuguese East Africa)
  • 20 Centavos 1936, KM# 64, Portuguese Mozambique (Portuguese East Africa)
Description

Portuguese Mozambique or Portuguese East Africa (1498–1975) are the common terms by which Mozambique is designated when referring to the historic period when it was a Portuguese overseas territory. Portuguese Mozambique constituted a string of Portuguese colonies and later a single Portuguese overseas province along the south-east African coast, which now forms the Republic of Mozambique.

Obverse

Depicts the provisional coat of arms of Portuguese Mozambique in the 1930s, name of country above, date below.

The coats of arms of the Portuguese colonies were introduced in 1935. All arms were of the same model: divided vertically in such a way that two sub-shields are formed. The dexter was white with five small blue shields each bearing five white discs (i.e. Cinco Quinas, Five Quinas representing the motherland). The sinister represented the colony. The colonial sub-shields for Mozambique depicted a golden armillary-sphere, in the sinister part. In the base green and white waves to indicate the overseas location.

COLONIA DE MOÇAMBIQUE
• 1936 •

Reverse

Denomination in the centre.

REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA •
20
CENTAVOS

Edge

20 Centavos

Portuguese Colony
KM# 64 AG# R04.01
Characteristics
Material Bronze
Weight 4.9 g
Diameter 25 mm
Thickness -
Shape round
Alignment Coin

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