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Post by Uncle Henry on Jun 25, 2018 0:24:31 GMT -5
Mozambique
A formerly Portuguese colony on the south-east coast of Africa, established in 1498. Around 1920 it absorbed German East Africa.
Population: 30 Million
Languages: Portuguese, native dialects and English
Capital: Lourenco Marques (now Maputo)
Monetary system: 100 Centavos = 1 Escudo 100 Centimos = 1 Metical (from 1975 to 1980) 100 Centavos = 1 Metical (from 1980)
10 Centavos: 1936 BU $107 1942 VF $18 1960 BU $14
20 Centavos: 1941 EF $109 1949 BU $35 1950 VF $16 1961 BU $18 1973 BU $29
50 Centavos: 1936 VF $77 1945 EF $63 1950 EF $25 1951 EF $25 1953 EF $17 1957 EF $14 1973 BU $16 1974 BU $18 1980 BU $14
1 Escudo: 1936 EF $307 1945 EF $104 1950 EF $62 1951 EF $32 1953 VF $9 1957 EF $32 1962 EF $32 1963 EF $17 1965 EF $14 1968 BU $17 1969 BU $17 1973 BU $22
2½ Escudos (2$50): 1935 VF $26 1938 EF $92 1942 EF $77 1950 BU $56 1951 EF $48 1953 EF $62 1954 VF $30 1955 EF $32 1965 EF $23 1973 AU $38
5 Escudos: 1935 EF $48 1960 BU $24 1971 BU $17 1973 BU $17
10 Escudos: 1936 AU $287 1952 VF $13 1954 VF $14 1955 EF $17 1960 EF $17 1970 BU $19 1974 BU $19
20 Escudos: 1952 EF $40 1955 EF $40 1960 smaller EF $37 1971 BU $22 1972 BU $22
20 Centimos: 1975 smaller BU $190
1 Metical: 1980 BU $47 2.5 Meticais: 1980 BU $16
5 Meticais: 1980 BU $18
10 Meticais: 1980 BU $20
20 Meticais: 1980 BU $23
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