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50 Centavos
| Issuer | Cape Verde |
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| Year | 1949 |
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| Value | 50 Centavos (0.50 PTE) |
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| Obverse description | The Portuguese colonial coat of arms of Cape Verde occupies the central field, featuring a quartered shield with the traditional armillary sphere and the five escutcheons of Portugal, surmounted by a mural crown. The circular legend COLONIA·DE·CABO·VERDE runs along the upper periphery, with the date 1949 flanked by small stars positioned along the lower periphery. The coin's rim is defined by a continuous border of raised beads. |
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| Obverse lettering | COLONIA·DE·CABO·VERDE 1949 (Translation: Colony of Cape Verde) |
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Portugal struck this issue for its Cape Verde colony at a moment when Lisbon was actively rationalizing the currency systems across its African territories. The 1949 date places it squarely within the Estado Novo administration's broader effort to standardize colonial coinage under Salazar — a policy driven as much by political consolidation as by practical economics. Cape Verde's extreme geographic isolation meant coins often circulated far longer and harder than comparable issues from mainland-adjacent colonies, and surviving examples in problem-free condition are correspondingly difficult to locate.