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V Bazarucos - Filipe II Damão mint to Baçaim

Issuer Portuguese India
Year 1611
Type Standard circulation coin
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Obverse description Central field displays the Portuguese royal coat of arms flanked by the divided face value denomination letters V and B, indicating 5 Bazarucos and the Baçaim mint. A circular legend surrounds the central device. The letters V and B are positioned on either side of the shield, serving simultaneously as value and mint identifiers.
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Obverse lettering + F : REX : PORTUG V___B
Reverse description Central field bears a Jerusalem cross composed of four equal-armed crosslets joined at their bases, with a small five-pointed star placed in each of the four corner angles between the arms of the cross. A partial circular legend is distributed around the outer border of the coin. The design is rendered in low relief consistent with hammered copper coinage of the period.
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