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1 Tanga
| Issuer | Ceylon (1597-1972) |
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| Year | 1645 |
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| Value | 1 Tanga (1/5) |
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| Obverse description | Portuguese royal coat of arms, featuring the crowned quartered shield with the five quinas (shields of Portugal) and castles of Castile, set within a beaded border. The initials 'G A' appear flanking the shield in the field, likely denoting the issuing governor or mint authority. The design is characteristic of Portuguese colonial coinage of the mid-17th century, struck in a rough hammered style. |
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| Obverse lettering | G A |
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| Edge | Plain |
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