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10 Réis - João VI Big armillary sphere - Goa mint
| Issuer | Portuguese India Mint (Goa) |
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| Year | 1816-1826 |
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| Value | 10 Réis = ⅙ Tanga (1⁄60) |
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| Reverse description | Plain field bearing the denomination inscription '10' in the upper portion and 'REIS' below, both struck in large raised letters within a recessed central area, characteristic of the hammered coinage of the Goa mint. The flan is notably irregular and convex in profile, a typical feature of hand-struck copper coinage of Portuguese India in the early nineteenth century. The absence of additional decorative elements reflects the utilitarian nature of this low-denomination circulation issue. |
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| Mint | Goa |
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João VI authorized continued copper coinage at the Goa mint despite the broader disruption caused by his court's relocation to Brazil in 1807 — a flight from Napoleonic invasion that left Portuguese colonial administration operating at a considerable remove from Lisbon for over a decade. The Goa mint, one of the oldest continually operating European-established mints in Asia, maintained production largely on its own institutional momentum during this period.
The "big armillary sphere" designation distinguishes this from a concurrent smaller-type striking, a practical die classification that emerged because both types circulated simultaneously in the Estado da India.