Onca Pubblico Deposited
A denomination issued in 1843 and 1845 under Maria II of Portugal for Mozambique. It consisted of an oblong bar of silver, bearing on one side an M, and on the reverse Onca- 6 Crs (Cruzados). The piece is also known as Pataca (q.v.). See Teixeira de Aragao (xiv. 4), and Fernandes (p. 333)
- Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)