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2 Xerafins São Tomé - José I Goa mint
| Issuer | Portuguese India |
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| Year | 1766-1774 |
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| Currency | Rupia (1706-1880) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 2 | x 17 | 74 |
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The xerafim was a unit of account deeply embedded in Goan commercial life long before it existed as a struck coin — merchants had reckoned in xerafins for generations while the actual currency circulated in a tangle of local, Portuguese, and Mughal issues. José I's reign saw a concerted effort to rationalize that coinage, partly under the influence of the Marquis of Pombal's broader colonial economic reforms. These tiny gold pieces were the practical result: small enough for everyday transactions, precise enough to anchor a chaotic monetary environment.
KM#147.2 distinguishes this from the 147.1 variety by mint mark detail specific to the Goa facility.