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Rupia - Maria I and Pedro III Goa mint
| Issuer | Portuguese India |
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| Year | 1782-1787 |
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| Diameter | 24 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central Portuguese royal shield surmounted by an elaborate crown with a cross at its apex, flanked on either side by ornate foliate scrollwork and acanthus-like decorative branches. The shield, worn but discernible, displays the characteristic Portuguese armorial bearings as used in the colonial coinage of Goa. No legend is present on the reverse, consistent with the type. The overall design is rendered in low relief in the hammered tradition, with the rim showing a toothed inner border similar to the obverse. |
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Maria I and Pedro III ruled jointly following her accession in 1777 — Pedro was her uncle as well as her husband, and his name appeared on coinage purely by constitutional convention until his death in 1786, which is why this type spans two distinct sub-varieties. The Goa mint had by this period been operating for over two centuries under Portuguese authority, but output was increasingly irregular as the Estado da India contracted under sustained pressure from Maratha expansion and British commercial dominance on the subcontract.
Gomes distinguishes MP 09 and MP 10 by die differences tied to the transition period around Pedro's death.