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500 Meticais Independence
| Issuer | Banco de Moçambique |
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| Year | 2015 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse lettering | REPÚBLICA DE MOÇAMBIQUE 2015 500 METICAIS (Translation: Republic of Mozambique 2015 500 Meticais) |
| Reverse description | The central design features a large stylized numeral '40' commemorating the fortieth anniversary of Mozambican independence, with a torch flame rising from the upper portion of the digit '4' and a flying dove depicted to the upper right. The legend MOÇAMBIQUE appears along the upper border, while the inscription 25 DE JUNHO / 1975-2015 is placed across the lower portion of the central device. The text UNIDADE NACIONAL, PAZ E PROGRESSO curves along the left and lower periphery, and the phrase ANOS DE INDEPENDÊNCIA is inscribed to the right of the numeral. |
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Mozambique's independence commemorative coinage has been issued sporadically since 1975, when FRELIMO's protracted armed struggle against Portuguese colonial rule concluded after a decade of guerrilla conflict and the political collapse of the Estado Novo regime in Lisbon following the 1974 Carnation Revolution. Portugal's sudden withdrawal left Mozambique with almost no trained administrative class — a vacuum that shaped the country's first decades of economic instability.
The .925 silver version designated KM#144a was produced alongside a base metal variant, a common dual-issue approach for Banco de Moçambique commemoratives targeting both the collector market and domestic circulation.