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1/2 Tanga - Filipe II Goa mint

Issuer Portuguese India
Year 1598-1621
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Weight 1.5 g
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Obverse description Central field bears the crowned Portuguese royal shield, displaying the characteristic quinas (five escutcheons) arrangement, surmounted by a royal crown of ornate design. The shield is flanked by the letters P and T, denoting the mint and denomination. The surrounding border features the Latin legend composed of cross-separated initials reading +F+II+R+P, identifying the issuing monarch Felipe II of Portugal. The coin is struck on an irregular flan by the hammered technique, typical of colonial Goa mint production of the period.
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