7½ Escudos

7½ Escudos - obverse7½ Escudos - reverse

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Features

Location Republic of Cabinda (Angola)
Type Fantasy items › Fantasy currency
Year 2008
Value 7½ Escudos (7.5)
Currency Escudo (2001-2009)
Composition Bimetallic
Weight 10.4 g
Diameter 34 mm
Thickness 1.8 mm
Shape Octagonal (8-sided)
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
3357
References X# 23
George S. Cuhaj (editor); 2011. Unusual World Coins. Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.

Obverse

Frog facing downwards

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BANCO DE CABÍNDA
20 08
B C
ALIMENTOS PARA TODOS

Reverse

Fish facing right

Script: Latin

Lettering:
7.50
SETE ESCUDOS CONVERTÍVEL E CINQÜENTA CENTAVOS

Edge

Smooth

Comments

The Republic of Cabinda, currently occupied by Angola, traces its claims to self-sovereignty to its initial status as a Portuguese protectorate, known as the Portuguese Congo. This protectorate had a separate history and legal status from that of the much larger Portuguese West Africa, dating to its inception on 19 September 1883 and confirmed by the Treaty of Simulambuco and the Berlin Conference in 1885. Its closest political predecessor was the iron age N'goyo kingdom, which sought voluntarily incorporation into the Portuguese Empire as a way of obtaining protection from hostile neighboring states. This coin issue was not authorized by the Cabindan Government.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
2008  $ 6.60

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