Catalog
1 Tanga
| Issuer | Portuguese Ceylon |
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| Year | 1642-1649 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#14, KM#13 |
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| Obverse lettering | G A |
| Reverse description | A large interlaced TA monogram, representing 'Tanga', occupies the central field, with a cross superimposed at the center of the design. Below the monogram, the letters 'D' and 'S' flank the four-digit date, rendered in a bold, simple style characteristic of Portuguese colonial hammered coinage. The whole is enclosed within a partial beaded border. The flan is irregular and hand-struck, consistent with mid-17th century colonial mint production. |
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| Reverse lettering | TA DS 1643 |
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