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4 Xerafins São Tomé - José I Goa mint
| Issuer | Portuguese India |
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| Year | 1765-1774 |
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| Value | 4 Xerafins = 2 Rupias |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the royal arms of Portugal within a crowned shield, rendered in the characteristic cob-style hammered technique of the Goa mint. The shield shows the Portuguese escutcheon with castles and quinas (bezants), surmounted by a royal crown. The striking is slightly irregular, typical of hand-hammered gold coinage of this period and denomination. The field is flat and unadorned beyond the central device. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a bold ornate cross pattée, elaborately decorated with floriate terminals forming a quadrilobe design typical of Portuguese colonial gold coinage struck at Goa. The cross occupies the majority of the coin's field, rendered with deep relief and high artistic detail. The date numerals appear in the angles of the cross. The overall composition is framed by a beaded inner border. |
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| Mint | Goa Mint, Portuguese India |
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