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450 Réis - Luis I Countermark 'Crowned PM' over 1 Rupee /Victoria, Índia
| Issuer | Mozambique |
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| Year | 1889 |
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| Weight | 11.66 g |
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| Obverse lettering | VICTORIA QUEEN P.M |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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In 1889, Portuguese colonial authorities in Mozambique faced a persistent shortage of small silver currency. Rather than wait for a dedicated shipment from Lisbon, they countermarked surplus British Indian rupees — Victoria-era pieces already circulating in the region due to the proximity of British East Africa and the Indian Ocean trade routes — with a crowned 'PM' punch and restamped them as 450 réis for local use. The practice was common in Lusophone Africa but this particular application, repurposing British colonial coinage into Portuguese colonial coinage, reflects how porous those imperial boundaries actually were on the ground.
The KM#41.1 designation covers a range of host coins; the specific Victoria rupee underneath the countermark can vary by date and mint.