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11/2 Bazarucos - Maria I Dio mint
| Issuer | Portuguese India |
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| Year | 1799 |
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| Reference(s) | Gomes#M1 01.01; KM# 48 |
| Obverse description | Central field displays the crowned Portuguese Royal Arms, consisting of a shield bearing the five quinas (inescutcheons) of Portugal, set within a decorative mantle or cartouche. The crowned shield is rendered in a stylised cast manner typical of colonial Portuguese Indian coinage. The legend or monogram 'D-O' appears flanking the crown at the top of the design, referencing the mint officer or assayer initials. The overall composition is characteristic of the low-denomination cast copper issues produced for Portuguese India in the late 18th century. |
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| Obverse lettering | D-O |
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Maria I's copper coinage for Portuguese India was struck at the Goa mint under increasingly strained colonial administration — by 1799, Lisbon's grip on its Indian territories was being tested by both Maratha pressure and the broader disruptions of the Napoleonic period in Europe. The bazaruco, a denomination with roots in the Indo-Portuguese monetary system stretching back to the sixteenth century, persisted largely because local bazaar trade demanded small change that silver and gold could not practically serve.
The "Dio" attribution in Gomes M1 01.01 distinguishes this from related Goa-struck types in the same series.