10 Escudos


Silver (.720) (Copper .280)	5 g	24 mm

Description

Issuer	Mozambique
Period	Overseas province of Portugal (1951-1975)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1952-1960
Value	10 Escudos
Currency	Escudo (1911-1974)
Composition	Silver (.720) (Copper .280)
Weight	5 g
Diameter	24 mm
Thickness	1.2 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Updated	2024-10-06

References

Numista	N#11601
Rarity index	11%

Reverse

Shield within globe and Maltese cross, date at bottom.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPÚBLICA · PORTUGUESA
1952

Translation: Portuguese Republic

Edge

Reeded

Comment

Portuguese East Africa (1498-1951)
Overseas Province of Mozambique (1951-1972)
State of Mozambique (1972-1975)

Portuguese Mozambique was a former Portuguese colony in what is now Mozambique. The country was colonized from 1498 to 1975. Until 1951, the country was known as Portuguese East Africa, which included several colonies. It was then unified as the Ultramarine Province of Mozambique, before finally being renamed the State of Mozambique in 1972.

Slavery continued until the 20th century, despite protests from certain countries. Compulsory labor was also commonplace. Concessions gave plantation owners the right to use this method of production.

Source : Wikipedia Automatically translated

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Afrique orientale portugaise (1498-1951)
Province d'outre-mer du Mozambique (1951-1972)
État du Mozambique (1972-1975)

Le Mozambique portugais est une ancienne colonie portugaise qui s'étendait sur l'actuel Mozambique. La colonisation du pays s'étend de 1498 à 1975. Le pays était connu sous le nom d'Afrique orientale portugaise jusqu'en 1951, qui regroupait jusqu'alors plusieurs colonies, puis fut unifiée en tant que province ultramarine du Mozambique avant d'être finalement renommé État du Mozambique en 1972.

L'esclavage fut maintenu jusqu'au XXe siècle, en dépit des protestations de certains pays. Le travail obligatoire était également monnaie courante. Les concessions donnaient aux propriétaires de plantations le droit de recourir à cette méthode de production.

Source : Wikipédia

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the 10 Escudos coin from Mozambique is that it was minted during the country's colonial era, when it was a Portuguese colony. The coin features the image of the Portuguese monarch, King Manuel II, on one side, and the Mozambican coat of arms on the other. This coin was used as currency in Mozambique until 1960, when the country gained independence from Portugal and replaced the Escudo with the Metical as its official currency.