14 Macuta, Portuguese Guinea, 1762
1/4 Macuta, Portuguese Guinea, 1762
Previous
Next
Usage conditions apply
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) 1/4 macuta coin
- Portuguese Guinea, present day Guinea-Bissau, 1762
- Obverse Image: Coat of arms of Portugal with crown atop.
- Obverse Text: JOSEPHUS I D G REX P ET D GUINE
- Reverse Image: Flowers around text.
- Reverse Text: 1762 / AFRICA PORTUGUEZA / MACU TA 1/4
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- coin
- date made
- 1762
- place used
- Portuguese Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Physical Description
- copper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall:.15 cm x 3.18 cm; 1/16 in x 1 1/4 in
- ID Number
- NU.NU60410.0054
- catalog number
- NU60410.0054
- accession number
- 222037
- Credit Line
- Catherine Bullowa
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- West African Currency
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
Nominate this object for photography.
Our collection database is a work in progress. We may update this record based on further research and review. Learn more about our approach to sharing our collection online.
If you would like to know how you can use content on this page, see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use. If you need to request an image for publication or other use, please visit Rights and Reproductions.
