Issued under Portuguese administration, this 5 escudo stamp from Mozambique features the ornate coat of arms of Cidade de Lourenço Marques (now Maputo). The shield is quartered with symbolic emblems — a ship for discovery, a rising sun for hope, a palm for tropical fertility, and a globe for global reach — surrounded by the motto “Descoberta e Soberania Portuguesa” (“Portuguese Discovery and Sovereignty”). Crowned with a mural coronet, the design embodies Portugal’s colonial heraldry and maritime heritage. Printed by Casa da Moeda, this issue reflects the imperial civic symbolism of mid-20th-century Portuguese colonies.