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1/2 Tanga - Miguel I Goa mint
| Issuer | Portuguese India |
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| Year | 1831-1834 |
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| Value | 1/2 Tanga (1/20) |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the Portuguese royal arms — a quartered shield bearing the traditional quinas and castles — surmounted by a large ornate royal crown rendered in relief. The shield is unadorned by a surrounding legend, occupying the majority of the flan. The design is executed in a simplified, provincial style characteristic of the Goa mint's hammered copper coinage of the early nineteenth century. |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays a prominent interlaced monogram composed of the letters 'AP' above 'T', signifying Asia Portuguesa and Tanga, enclosed within a decorative foliate wreath of curving branches. Below the monogram, the denomination '1/2 T' is indicated. The design is bold and deeply struck in a primitive provincial style, with no surrounding legend. |
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| Reverse lettering | AP 1/2 T (Translation: AP = Asia Portuguesa T = Tanga) |
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