By 1958, Portuguese India was politically terminal. Nehru's government had cut diplomatic ties with Lisbon in 1955, and Indian paramilitary forces were already conducting low-level operations along the Goa border. Coins were still being struck for a territory that most of the world had already written off. When Indian troops formally annexed Goa, Daman, and Diu in December 1961, circulation of this issue ceased overnight — making the 1958–1959 production run the final escudo coinage for Portuguese India.
By 1958, Portuguese India was politically terminal. Nehru's government had cut diplomatic ties with Lisbon in 1955, and Indian paramilitary forces were already conducting low-level operations along the Goa border. Coins were still being struck for a territory that most of the world had already written off. When Indian troops formally annexed Goa, Daman, and Diu in December 1961, circulation of this issue ceased overnight — making the 1958–1959 production run the final escudo coinage for Portuguese India.