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1 Tanga - Filipe II Ceilão mint
| Issuer | Portuguese India |
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| Year | 1598-1621 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field bearing the crowned Portuguese royal arms, displayed as a quartered shield incorporating the five escutcheons of Portugal with roundels arranged in quincunx pattern. The shield is surmounted by a royal crown rendered in a stylized manner consistent with hammered coinage of the period. No mint letters or the D-T mintmaster monogram appear on this variety, distinguishing it from related issues. The die work is typical of colonial Ceylonese mint production under Philip II, with irregular flan edges characteristic of hand-struck pieces. |
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| Obverse lettering | D-T |
| Reverse description | Central field dominated by a large capital letter A, representing Asia, with a capital letter T below it denoting Tanga, the denomination. The letters are rendered in a bold, angular style within a plain field, surrounded by a border of pellets. On certain varieties the A and T are overlapping, while on others they appear separated; this example shows the characteristic layout of the Ceylon mint issue without mint letters. The simplicity of the reverse design is typical of Portuguese colonial fractional silver coinage intended for trade circulation in the Estado da India. |
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