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30 Réis - Maria II Countermarked over 1/2 Tanga
| Issuer | Portuguese India |
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| Year | 1850-1853 |
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| Currency | Rupia (1706-1880) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | ND (1850-1853) - Over old `30 Réis` or `1/2 Tanga` |
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Portugal's countermarking program in Goa during the early 1850s was a practical response to chronic small-change shortages in the territory. Rather than strike new coins, colonial authorities punched existing Indo-Portuguese 1/2 Tanga pieces — themselves already a local adaptation — with a crowned globe mark to revalue and legitimize them as 30 Réis within the metropolitan system. The host coin's origin matters: a worn or damaged 1/2 Tanga beneath the countermark can complicate attribution, and collectors should verify the undertype before accepting any example at face value.