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1 Dinheiro - Sebastião I Ship
| Issuer | Portuguese Malacca |
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| Year | 1558-1578 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | The Portuguese royal arms displayed on a large escutcheon, featuring the quinas (five shields arranged in a cross) at center, surrounded by the bordure of castles, the whole surmounted by a royal crown. The shield is rendered in a bold, somewhat crude local style characteristic of colonial Malaccan coinage, occupying nearly the full field of the flan with no legend. |
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| Reverse description | Schematic representation of a Portuguese nao (carrack) viewed from the side, depicted with a rounded, multi-lined hull rendered as a series of concentric curved lines suggesting the ship's ribbed structure, with a central boss or knob at the waterline. Above the hull, a simplified mast with furled or billowing sails rises to the upper field, and outrigger-like horizontal yard arms extend to either side. The design is rendered in a primitive, highly stylized manner consistent with local tin-casting traditions in colonial Malacca. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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