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1 Tanga - Filipe III Goa mint, A M
| Issuer | Portuguese India |
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| Year | 1631-1636 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the crowned Portuguese royal arms within a shield, featuring the characteristic quinas (five escutcheons arranged in a cross) and the bordure of castles, surmounted by an open royal crown rendered in relief. The shield is flanked on either side by partial decorative elements, with the mint mark letters A and M (denoting Malacca attribution) visible to the left and right of the crowned arms. The coin is struck on an irregularly shaped flan with a beaded border running along the upper periphery, typical of hammered coinage produced at the Goa mint during the reign of Filipe III of Portugal. |
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| Reverse description | Plain field bearing a large conjoined monogram consisting of the letters A and T in prominent relief, with the crossbar of the A intersecting the vertical shaft of the T to form a combined cipher. Below the monogram appear the letters D and M flanking the base of the vertical stroke, with the date 1632 inscribed beneath in Arabic numerals. The design occupies the majority of the flan, which shows the irregular outline and surface texture characteristic of hand-struck hammered silver coinage of Portuguese India. |
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| Mint | Goa |
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