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1 Dinheiro - Manuel I Goa mint
| Issuer | Portuguese India |
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| Year | 1510-1521 |
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| Value | 1 Dinheiro = ⅔ Real (1⁄540) |
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| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Goa Mint |
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Manuel I authorized Portuguese minting operations at Goa almost immediately after Afonso de Albuquerque seized the city from the Adil Shahi sultanate in 1510 — one of the earliest demonstrations that Lisbon intended permanent commercial infrastructure in Asia, not merely a trading post. The dinheiro denomination was deliberately calibrated to compete with existing local copper currency already circulating in Goa's markets.