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71/2 Bazarucos - João V Dio mint
| Issuer | Portuguese India |
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| Year | 1715 |
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| Composition | Copper |
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| Reverse description | A stylised depiction of the Diu Fortress is shown centrally, rendered as a crenellated castle or tower representative of the fortified settlement. Within the body of the fortress, the denomination numeral 7= (signifying 7½ bazarucos) appears prominently in the field. The design is enclosed within a beaded border, and the overall composition is characteristic of the rudimentary engraving style employed at the Diu colonial mint during the early eighteenth century. |
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| Reverse lettering | 7 = |
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João V's copper issues for Portuguese India were minted at Diu, one of the Estado da India's smallest but strategically vital enclaves on the Gujarat coast. The 7½ bazaruco denomination is a product of the fractional accounting system used in Indo-Portuguese trade, where local bazaruco values were adjusted to bridge Portuguese and Gujarati commercial arithmetic. João V was deep into his reign's early spending wars — the War of Spanish Succession had only just concluded — and colonial minting in Diu operated with considerable autonomy from Lisbon's oversight, which accounts for the frequent weight and die inconsistencies documented across this type by Gomes.