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# 588Rupee AD 1784 Maria I and Pedro IIIIndia F Portuguese - Goa
Portuguese India – Maria I and Pedro III, Queen and King of Portugal (1777-1787). Rupia 1784, Mint: Goa, Silver (ø 24 mm – w. 10.76 g.). Edge: plain. Peres 585-89, Gomes 10.03, Vaz M1.48, KM 191.

Obverse:
Conjoined laureate busts of Queen Maria I and King Pedro III to right, mint name (GOA) on the left, denomination (RVPIA) on the right and date (1784) below, within outer cirle of rays.

Reverse:
Crowned coat-of-arms of Portugal in ornamental cartouche, within outer cirle of rays.

Provenance:
Numisart, Roland Michel, Genève.

Literature:
Gerson da Cunha J. – Contributions to the Study of Indo-Portuguese Numismatics – First Edition, Bombay, 1880. AES reprint, 1995.
Gomes A. – Moedas Portuguesas e do Territorio que hoje é Portugal – Edição da Associação de Portugal, 5a Edição, Lisboa, 2007.
Krause C. and Mishler C. – Standard Catalog of World Coins 1701-1800 – Krause Publications, 3rd Edition, Usa, 2002.
Peres D. – Catalogo Das Moedas Indo-Portuguesa do Museu Numismatico Português – Vol. 1,2,3. Lisboa 1963,1964,1969.
Vaz J.F. – Dinheiro Luso-Indiano (Indo-Portuguese Money) – Oficinas de Barbosa and Xavier Lda, 1a Edição, Braga-Portugal, 1980.