Angola 1/2 Macuta 1837 crowned shield countermark on 1/4 Macuta 1763 José I - Portuguese Angola - copper - KM 49.1 VF-

Angola, 1/2 Macuta, countermark of 1837 on a 1/4 Macuta of 1763 in the name of king José I, copper.

Obverse: the crowned arms of Portugal, legend JOSEPHUS·I·D·G·REX·P·ET·D·GUINE·

Reverse: legend ·AFRICA·PORTUGUEZA·1763· around the original value MACUTA 1/4. Over the centre sits the countermark with the crowned Portuguese shield.

References: KM 49.1, Gomes M2 03.02 for the variety with host date 1763, Numista N 53398. The host coin is the 1/4 Macuta KM 10.

The macuta was the unit of account in Portuguese Angola and was worth fifty réis, so half a macuta came to twenty five réis. Until 1860 these pieces carried the legend AFRICA PORTUGUEZA. Copper coins there were counterstamped with the Portuguese shield, which doubled their value. In this way 1/4, 1/2, 1 and 2 macuta became 1/2, 1, 2 and 4 macuta. This mark goes back to the edict of 21 March 1837, from the time of queen Maria II, who reigned from 1834 to 1853. Numista notes that the same punches were used in 1837 and in 1853. The piece therefore carries two dates, the year of striking 1763 and the mark of 1837, and more than seventy years lie between them.

An African copper piece from the old Portuguese colonial world.

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