Macuta
Macuta is a Portuguese colonial coin type that was in circulation in the West African possessions of Angola and Portuguese Guinea (now Guinea-Bissau ).
The word is probably of African origin and originally referred to a piece of clothing. These pieces of fabric were often used as (intermediate) barter goods for money instead of for trade in West Africa.
The coins were minted from 1762. They were available in quarters, halves and whole pieces in copper . In silver coins were to 12, 10, 8, 6, 4 and 2 Macutas pronounced.