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71/2 Reis - João V Goa mint
| Issuer | Portuguese India |
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| Year | 1706-1750 |
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| Value | 1/2 Atiá = 1/8 Tanga = 71/2 Reis (1⁄80) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Denomination expressed as the numeral '7' followed by '1/2', centrally positioned in the field, indicating the face value of 7½ Reis. The numerals are large and plainly rendered, occupying the majority of the flan. The field is otherwise bare, with the irregular border characteristic of hammered coinage produced at the Goa mint during the reign of João V. |
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João V's copper coinage for Goa was struck under chronic supply constraints — the Estado da India depended on irregular copper shipments from Portugal at a time when the crown's Atlantic priorities, particularly Brazilian gold, consistently overshadowed its Asian possessions. Local procurement from Indian sources was occasionally authorized but complicated by quality inconsistencies that show up as compositional irregularities across surviving examples of this type.
The 44-year emission window reflects administrative inertia more than continuous striking.