Definition

• A silver coin originally issued under John V (1706- 1750) for the Portuguese Indies, and struck principally at Goa.

  It was valued at half a Rupia and the type represents a bust of the ruler on the obverse and the Portuguese arms on the reverse. Varieties occur with the figures 300 stamped on them to indicate their value in Reis.

Source

• Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)

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