This 5$00 escudo stamp from Mozambique, then under Portuguese administration, features the coat of arms of Lourenço Marques (modern-day Maputo). Issued under the name República Portuguesa, the design shows a crowned municipal shield divided into quarters: a caravel ship, a globe, a sunrise, and a palm tree with roots. Around the shield is the motto “Descoberta e Soberania Portuguesa” (Discovery and Portuguese Sovereignty). Printed by Casa da Moeda, the issue highlights Portugal’s colonial identity in Africa during the mid-20th century. A striking piece of postal and colonial history.