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| Issuer | Portuguese Malacca |
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| Year | 1550-1557 |
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| Currency | Pardau (1509-1580) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | An armillary sphere depicted in the center of the field, shown as a globe encircled by meridian and equatorial bands, with a prominent diagonal band (representing the ecliptic or band of the zodiac) crossing from upper left to lower right. The design is rendered in a bold, schematic style consistent with hammered colonial coinage. The sphere fills most of the coin's field, leaving little room for additional devices. No legend or lettering appears on the reverse. The armillary sphere was a personal emblem of King Manuel I and continued as a royal Portuguese symbol under João III. |
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| Mint | Malacca |
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