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10 Escudos
| Issuer | Mozambique |
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| Year | 1938 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central field presents the Portuguese royal shield set within an armillary sphere, the globe's meridian and parallel bands forming a prominent cross-like framework that evokes a Maltese cross design. The shield displays the traditional Portuguese quinas and castles. The circular legend REPUBLICA · PORTUGUESA · arcs along the upper periphery, with the date 1938 positioned in the lower exergual area, flanked by raised dot stops. |
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Portugal's 1938 colonial budget was under strain, and Mozambique's currency issues of this period were produced in limited quantities relative to the territory's population and commercial activity. The 10 Escudos sits at the upper end of the colonial silver denominations, making it a spending coin that most residents would rarely have handled.
The Gomes reference places this among the scarcer pre-war Mozambique issues. Circulation examples are frequently found with edge bruising from contact with other heavy silver pieces.