Live auction - fwo_792099 - ANGOLA 2 Macuta Jean Prince Régent 1815

ANGOLA 2 Macuta Jean Prince Régent 1815 XF

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Estimate :	300 €
Price :	320 €
Maximum bid :	320 €
End of the sale :	24 January 2023 19:36:42
bidders :	2 bidders

Type : 2 Macuta Jean Prince Régent

Date: 1815

Quantity minted : -

Metal : copper

Diameter : 45 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 34,75 g.

Edge : lisse

Rarity : R1

Catalogue references :

Gom.04.01

Obverse

Obverse legend : JOANNES. D. G. PORT. P - REGENS. E. D. GUINEAE.

Obverse description : Armes du Portugal et du Brésil couronnées.

Reverse

Reverse legend : AFRICA. PORTUGEZA. *1815*.

Reverse description : (rosette) MACU / (rosette) TA (rosette) / (rosette) 2 (rosette).

Commentary

Découvert par l’explorateur Diogo Cão à la fin du XVe siècle, l’Angola deviendra progressivement une colonie portugaise. Ce n’est qu’en 1975 au terme d’une terrible guerre de libération que le pays deviendra indépendant..