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3 Réis 'Daguini' - João VI Small armillary Sphere - Goa mint
| Issuer | Casa da Moeda de Goa |
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| Year | 1816-1826 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears a small armillary sphere, the emblematic device of the Portuguese crown, rendered in low relief in the crude hammered style characteristic of Goa mint coinage. The sphere is surrounded by a toothed or granular border encircling the flan. The overall execution is irregular, consistent with the primitive striking technique employed at the Goa mint during the reign of João VI. Two known varieties exist, distinguished by the form of the numeral '3': one with a curved top (Gomes J6.18.01) and one with a straight top (Gomes J6.18.02). |
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| Mintage | ND (1816-1826) - AG#J6 18.01 (3 with curved top) - ND (1816-1826) - AG#J6 18.02 (3 with straight top) - |
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The "Daguini" designation derives from the Konkani word for a small copper coin, adopted locally in Goa long before Portuguese administrators standardized the nomenclature. João VI issued these from the Goa mint during a period of administrative peculiarity: he was simultaneously King of Portugal and, until 1821, resident monarch of Brazil, meaning colonial Goa was technically governed from Rio de Janeiro. The Goa mint operated with considerable autonomy during these years, and the small armillary sphere variant distinguishes this type from the larger sphere issues struck concurrently under the same reign.