(news from Jacek Stącel and Pabitra Saha)
(images from www.bancomoc.mz)
LINK: Banco de Moçambique
Showing posts with label mozambique. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mozambique. Show all posts
Monday, June 17, 2024
Mozambique 2024 - New circulation family
New circulation family has been announced:
(news from Jacek Stącel and Pabitra Saha)
(images from www.bancomoc.mz)
LINK: Banco de Moçambique
(news from Jacek Stącel and Pabitra Saha)
(images from www.bancomoc.mz)
LINK: Banco de Moçambique
Wednesday, March 02, 2016
Mozambique 200 meticais 2015 - 35th Anniversary of the Metical
New CuNi, silver and gold commemoratives:
"35th Anniversary of the Metical"
SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Silver .925
Diameter: 38.62 mm
Width: 2.35 mm
Weight: 28.28 g
(news and image by Murtaza Karimjee)
On march 2017 Wolfgang Schuster confirms that this type exists also in copper-nickel and also in gold.
You can order this coin from my friend Murtaza Karimjee's site:
www.africanbanknotes.blogspot.com
"35th Anniversary of the Metical"
SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Silver .925
Diameter: 38.62 mm
Width: 2.35 mm
Weight: 28.28 g
(news and image by Murtaza Karimjee)
On march 2017 Wolfgang Schuster confirms that this type exists also in copper-nickel and also in gold.
You can order this coin from my friend Murtaza Karimjee's site:
www.africanbanknotes.blogspot.com
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Glorioso Islands local coinage
Countermarked coins just discovered:
Hilmar J. Herzberg (email: congo-hilmar@gmx.de), numismatist living in Madagascar, just reported these nice countermarked tokens, as having circulated in Glorioso Islands in the 1950s.
Glorioso Islands are composed of two lushly vegetated coral islands (Ile Grande Glorieuse and Ile du Lys) and three rock islets in the northern part of the Mozambique Channel. They are now part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. They are also considered part of the Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean, which also include Bassas da India, Europa Island, Juan de Nova Island and Tromelin Island.
They were named and settled in 1880 by a French man, Hippolyte Caltaux, who established a coconut plantation on Ile Grande Glorieuse. They became a French possession in 1892 when captain Richard of the Primauget made a formal claim. Nowadays Madagascar continues to claim sovereignty over the islands.
These tokens were countermarked probably in the mid-1950s from the SOFIM (Societe Francaise des Iles Malgaches) operating coconut plantations on the islands from 1907-1958, when all economic activities ended.
The round seal of 8.50 mm bears the company name in the center, the islands name on the bottom and a "C" on top, probably standing for "coco" or "copra".
Some Madagascar countermarked pieces:
Some French and French colonial countermarked pieces:
The number of tokens issued must have been rather limited, because only a few workers from Seychelles, Mauritius and Comoros were employed to harvest up to 80 tons of copra every year. Further research is under way.
(news and images by Hilmar J. Herzberg)
LINK: Glorioso Islands at the Encyclopedia of Earth
Hilmar J. Herzberg (email: congo-hilmar@gmx.de), numismatist living in Madagascar, just reported these nice countermarked tokens, as having circulated in Glorioso Islands in the 1950s.
Glorioso Islands are composed of two lushly vegetated coral islands (Ile Grande Glorieuse and Ile du Lys) and three rock islets in the northern part of the Mozambique Channel. They are now part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. They are also considered part of the Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean, which also include Bassas da India, Europa Island, Juan de Nova Island and Tromelin Island.
They were named and settled in 1880 by a French man, Hippolyte Caltaux, who established a coconut plantation on Ile Grande Glorieuse. They became a French possession in 1892 when captain Richard of the Primauget made a formal claim. Nowadays Madagascar continues to claim sovereignty over the islands.
These tokens were countermarked probably in the mid-1950s from the SOFIM (Societe Francaise des Iles Malgaches) operating coconut plantations on the islands from 1907-1958, when all economic activities ended.
The round seal of 8.50 mm bears the company name in the center, the islands name on the bottom and a "C" on top, probably standing for "coco" or "copra".
Some Madagascar countermarked pieces:
Some French and French colonial countermarked pieces:
The number of tokens issued must have been rather limited, because only a few workers from Seychelles, Mauritius and Comoros were employed to harvest up to 80 tons of copra every year. Further research is under way.
(news and images by Hilmar J. Herzberg)
LINK: Glorioso Islands at the Encyclopedia of Earth
Juan de Nova Island local coinage
Countermarked coins just discovered:
Hilmar J. Herzberg (email: congo-hilmar@gmx.de), numismatist living in Madagascar, just reported these nice countermarked tokens, as having circulated in Juan de Nova Island in the 1950s.
Juan de Nova Island lies in the Mozambique Channel, between Madagascar and Mozambique. It is part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. It is also considered part of the Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean, which also include Bassas da India, Europa Island, Glorioso Islands and Tromelin Island.
Named after a famous 15th century Spanish navigator and explorer, the island has been a French possession since 1897. Juan de Nova Island is a wildlife sanctuary for seabirds and sea turtles. It has been exploited for its guano and phosphate.
These tokens were countermarked probably in the mid-1950s from the SOFIM (Societe Francaise des Iles Malgaches) operating phosphate (guano) mines on the island from 1900 to 1968, when all economic activities ended.
The six-edged seal of 8.50 mm bears the companies name in the center, the islands name on the bottom and a "P" on top, probably standing for "phosphate".
Some Madagascar countermarked pieces:
Some French and French colonial countermarked pieces:
The number of tokens issued must have been rather limited, because only a few workers from Seychelles, Mauritius and Comoros were employed to mine the guano found on this flat island. Further research is under way.
(news and images by Hilmar J. Herzberg)
LINK: Juan de Nova at the Encyclopedia of Earth
LINK: Juan de Nova recent pictures
Hilmar J. Herzberg (email: congo-hilmar@gmx.de), numismatist living in Madagascar, just reported these nice countermarked tokens, as having circulated in Juan de Nova Island in the 1950s.
Juan de Nova Island lies in the Mozambique Channel, between Madagascar and Mozambique. It is part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. It is also considered part of the Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean, which also include Bassas da India, Europa Island, Glorioso Islands and Tromelin Island.
Named after a famous 15th century Spanish navigator and explorer, the island has been a French possession since 1897. Juan de Nova Island is a wildlife sanctuary for seabirds and sea turtles. It has been exploited for its guano and phosphate.
These tokens were countermarked probably in the mid-1950s from the SOFIM (Societe Francaise des Iles Malgaches) operating phosphate (guano) mines on the island from 1900 to 1968, when all economic activities ended.
The six-edged seal of 8.50 mm bears the companies name in the center, the islands name on the bottom and a "P" on top, probably standing for "phosphate".
Some Madagascar countermarked pieces:
Some French and French colonial countermarked pieces:
The number of tokens issued must have been rather limited, because only a few workers from Seychelles, Mauritius and Comoros were employed to mine the guano found on this flat island. Further research is under way.
(news and images by Hilmar J. Herzberg)
LINK: Juan de Nova at the Encyclopedia of Earth
LINK: Juan de Nova recent pictures
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