500 Meticais 16.6.1991 (© Front: Couple in grief signifying famine, wood carving by Alberto Mabungulane Chissano. Coat of arms. Painting of famine by Malangatana Valente Ngwenya. Reed inside cog as registration device. Back: Dancing warriors with shields and spears. Watermark: Joaquim Alberto Chissano (often mistaken for Samora Moises Machel). Predominant colours: Blue and brown. Security thread: Solid, fully embedded, vertical, 1 mm wide, bearing demetalized repeated text "MOÇAMBIQUE". Tactile feature: None. Artist: Unknown. Signature: Eneas Comiche (O Governador, 24 April 1986 – 24 July 1991). Issuing authority: República de Moçambique, Banco de Moçambique. Date of issue: 16 June 1991. Date of withdrawal: 31 December 2012. Material: Cotton fiber paper. Printing method: Intaglio. Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited, London, England, United Kingdom (TDLR)) (Serial Nos: AA01705xx) UNC
Dimensions: 130 x 69 mm
Catalogue Number: P-134 (SDCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications); B219a (Banknote Book)
Grade/condition: Uncirculated (UNC) (new, unused, mint) GRADING INFO
Texts: República de Moçambique. Banco de Moçambique. Quinhentos Meticais. Five Hundred Meticals. A falsificação da moeda é punida nos termos da lei.
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