½ Macuta - Maria II Countermark "CROWNED SHIELD" over "¼ Macuta, Maria I and Pedro III

½ Macuta - Maria II (Countermark "CROWNED SHIELD" over "¼ Macuta, Maria I and Pedro III) - obverse½ Macuta - Maria II (Countermark "CROWNED SHIELD" over "¼ Macuta, Maria I and Pedro III) - reverse

© A. KOIFMAN JR.

Features

Issuer Angola
Queen Maria II (1834-1853)
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 1837
Value ½ Macuta (25)
Currency Real (18th century-1914)
Composition Copper
Diameter 31 mm
Shape Round
Technique Countermarked
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
53399
References Gomes# M2 03.05,
Alberto Gomes; 2021. Moedas Portuguesas. Associação Numismatica de Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal.
KM# 49.2
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.

Obverse

Script: Latin

Lettering: MARIA·I·E·PETRUS·III·D·G·REGENTES··P·E·D·GUINEÆ·

Reverse

Countermark representing the coat of arms of Portugal, it is the Edict of March 21, 1837.
The countermark doubles the value of the face value of the coin.
Here, the coin is originally the KM# 27, ¼ macuta - Maria IAutomatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
AFRICA·PORTUGUEZA·1785
MACUTA
1/4

Edge

FullAutomatically translated

Comments

The same dies were used in 1837 and 1853

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1837)  Gomes#M2 03.05 - host date 1785

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