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1 Bazaruco
| Issuer | Portuguese Ceylon |
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| Year | 1621-1640 |
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| Thickness | 1 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central shield bearing the Portuguese royal coat of arms, rendered in low relief typical of cast tin coinage. The shield displays the characteristic Portuguese quinas (five escutcheons) arranged in a cross pattern within a plain border. The design is contained within a roughly circular flan with no surrounding legend. |
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| Reverse description | A gridiron, the attribute of Saint Lawrence, depicted centrally in the field as a symbol of the patron saint. The gridiron is surrounded by a circular legend reading S: LOVRENCO, referencing Saint Lawrence, rendered in Latin characters. The inscription and device are characteristic of Portuguese colonial coinage struck for Ceylon during the early seventeenth century. |
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| Mintage | ND (1621-1640) |
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