50 centavos coin from 1948 in alpaca, from São Tomé and Príncipe, a former Portuguese colony, with design and engraving by Marcelino Norte de Almeida, minted at the Lisbon Mint in an alpaca alloy (Cu 610, Zn 200, Ni 190). It had a very limited mintage of only 80,000 pieces and was created by Decree No. 36,788 of March 11, 1948, to circulate in the then Portuguese colony of São Tomé and Príncipe. It is referenced in the international World Coins catalogue as Saint Thomas & Prince Island, KM#8.

Guinea-Bissau, silver coin of 10 Escudos 1952, 10$00 1952 Former Portuguese colony, World Coins Portuguese Guinea KM#10, coin created by Decree 38585 of December 29, 1951. Portuguese Guinea, later elevated to Overseas Province of Guinea on June 11, 1951 and, finally, State of Guinea in 1972) was the current Guinea-Bissau as a Portuguese colony between 1446 and September 10, 1974. With the Portuguese coup d'état on April 25, 1974, Portugal began negotiations with the PAIGC for decolonization and on September 10, 1974 it became an independent state with the name Guinea-Bissau.