Ceres, 1/2 Centavo, Mozambique 1912

Mozambique · 1912 · 1/2 Centavo

This stamp features a classic portrait of Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture, grain, and fertility. The design, common to many Portuguese colonies of the era, symbolizes the agricultural wealth of the territory. The denomination is 1/2 Centavo, and the country name "MOCAMBIQUE" is inscribed at the bottom.

Issued under Portuguese colonial rule, this stamp is part of the first definitive series for Mozambique to use the Ceres design, which replaced the portrait of King Manuel II after Portugal became a republic in 1910.