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:''Not to be confused with the [[Mozambican 1 metical coin]]''.
{{Coin
|name = 1 metica
|image = [[File:Mozambique metica 1975.jpg|250px]]
|country = {{flag|Mozambique}} [[Mozambique]]
|value = 1.00 [[Mozambican metica|metica]]
|years = [[1975]] {{small|(never issued)}}
|mass = 11.4 g
|diameter = 28.6 mm
|composition = [[cupronickel]]
|shape= round
|obverse = {{wp|en|Samora Machel}}, state title, year
|reverse = {{wp|en|Sisal}}, value
}}
The '''1 [[Mozambican metica|metica]] [[coin]]''' is a [[coin]] that was initially minted in [[1975]] for use in the [[Mozambique|Republic of Mozambique]] as part of the proposed [[Mozambican metica|metica]] currency system. However, after the project was discontinued soon after, the 1 metica coin was never issued. A [[Mozambican 1 metical coin|1 metical coin]], not to be confused with the metica coin, was later issued in [[1980]] as part of a new, similarly-named [[Mozambican metical|metical]] currency.

The 1 metica coin is composed of a [[cupronickel]] alloy, and has a mass of 11.4 grams and a diameter of 28.6 millimeters. Like most coins, it is round in shape. Depicted in the center of the [[obverse]] is a right-facing likeness of {{wp|en|Samora Machel}}, the {{wp|en|President of Mozambique}} from the country's independence [[Portuguese Mozambique|from]] [[Portugal]] in 1975 until his {{wp|en|1986 Mozambican Tupolev Tu-134 crash|death}} in 1986. Starting at the bottom left side of the coin and extending upward along the periphery to end at the opposite side of the obverse is the {{wp|en|Portuguese language|Portuguese}} state title "REPUBLICA POPULAR DE MOÇAMBIQUE", which translates to {{wp|en|English language|English}} as "Popular Republic of Mozambique". At the very bottom of the coin is the date "1975", which is shown arched around the rim. A {{wp|en|sisal}} {{wp|en|plant}} (''{{wsp|Agave sisalana}}''), a North American {{wp|en|agave}} that was eventually introduced to Mozambique, is featured at the top of the [[reverse]], with the value "1 METICA" inscribed below it, curved around the bottom periphery.

A total [[mintage]] of 2,550,000 examples is recorded in the ''[[Standard Catalog of World Coins]]''. However, because none were issued, the coin is considered relatively rare.

==References==
*{{flag|Spanish}} {{wp|es|Metica mozambiqueño|''Metica mozambiqueño'' on the Spanish (''Español'') Wikipedia}}
*[http://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces19625.html Numista: 1 Metica &mdash; Mozambique 1975]

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