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1 Leal - João III Goa mint
| Issuer | Portuguese India |
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| Year | 1522-1557 |
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| Value | 1 Leal=2 Reais (1⁄180) |
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| Obverse description | Central crowned Gothic letter Y (initial of Yoanes, the Latin form of João), surmounted by a crown topped with a cross, all within a beaded border. Small groups of pellets appear in the field on either side of the crowned initial. The design is characteristic of hammered Portuguese colonial coinage struck at the Goa mint during the reign of João III. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Armillary sphere rendered in outline, depicted as a globe with intersecting meridian and equatorial bands, centered in the field within a beaded border. The armillary sphere was the personal device of King Manuel I and was retained as a dynastic symbol on Portuguese colonial coinage. No legend or additional inscription appears on this side. |
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