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1 Rupia - Maria I and Pedro III Dio Mint
| Issuer | Portuguese India |
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| Year | 1781 |
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| Value | 1 Rupia = 600 Réis |
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| Obverse description | Conjoined draped busts of Queen Maria I and King Pedro III facing right, rendered in a simplified provincial style characteristic of the Dio (Diu) mint. The date 1781 appears in the lower field, flanked by the legend. The mint designation DIO and denomination RUPIA are inscribed in the surrounding legend, with lettering distributed around the periphery of the flan. |
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| Reverse description | The Portuguese royal arms displayed on an ornate baroque shield, featuring the central escutcheon charged with five bezants arranged in a quincunx pattern, surrounded by seven castles on the bordure. The shield is surmounted by a royal crown with floral finials and flanked by elaborate acanthus scrollwork, all rendered in the bold, somewhat crude relief typical of hammered colonial coinage from the Diu mint. |
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| Mint | Diu Mint (Portuguese India) |
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