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12 Xerafins São Tomé - José I Goa mint
| Issuer | Casa da Moeda de Goa |
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| Year | 1766-1782 |
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| Weight | 4.8700 g |
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| Obverse description | The royal coat of arms of Portugal under King José I occupies the central field, displaying the quartered escutcheon with the traditional Portuguese quinas and the castles of Castile, all surmounted by an ornate crowned mantle. The shield is flanked by elaborate scrollwork and decorative supporters rendered in the vigorous, somewhat crude style characteristic of hammered colonial coinage struck at the Goa mint. No peripheral legend is present, the entire design being dominated by the heraldic device. The hammered technique imparts a slightly irregular flan and bold relief to the armorial elements. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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