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1/4 Macuta Equipaga - José I
| Issuer | Angola |
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| Year | 1762-1771 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#10, Gomes#Jo.06.0x |
| Obverse description | Crowned Portuguese royal coat of arms occupying the central field, featuring the traditional escutcheon with the five quinas and the bordure of castles, surmounted by a royal crown. The armorial shield is rendered in moderate relief with fine engraving detail typical of 18th-century colonial coinage. The circular legend surrounds the arms, reading JOSEPHUS·I·D·G·REX·P·ET·D·GUINEÆ, identifying King José I of Portugal as sovereign and Lord of Guinea. The inscription is set in upright Latin lettering running along the outer rim. |
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| Reverse description | Central field bears the denomination inscription MACUTA 1/4 in two lines, arranged within a beaded inner circle flanked by decorative rosette or quatrefoil ornaments at the cardinal points, giving the design a symmetrical, colonial character. An outer legend running around the circumference reads ·AFRICA·PORTUGUEZA· followed by the date, identifying the issuing territory as Portuguese Africa. The year of issue appears at the top of the outer legend, separated by small cross or star stops. The overall design is plain and functional, consistent with utilitarian copper colonial coinage of the Portuguese empire in the mid-to-late 18th century. |
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| Mintage | 1762 - Jo.06.01 - GUINE - 1763 - Jo.06.02- GUINE - 1763 - Jo.06.03 - GUINEÆ - 1770 - Jo.06.04 - GUINE - 268,000 1770 - Jo.06.05 - GUINEÆ - 1771 - Jo.06.06 - GUINEÆ - 280,000 |
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