Novamarketing Chiasso Medals Coins India F Portuguese India Portuguese Joao Rupee 1818

# 594Rupee AD 1818 Joao VIIndia F Portuguese - Goa
Portuguese India – Joao VI, King of Portugal (1816-1826). Rupia 1818, Mint: Goa, Silver (ø 24 mm – w. 10.76 g.). Edge: plain. Peres 933-37, Gomes 32.01, Vaz J6.08-09, KM 239.

Obverse:
Crude (female) draped and ornamented bust of King Joao VI to right, mint name (GOA) on the left, denomination (RVPIA) on the right and date (1818) below, within outer cirle of rays.

Reverse:
Crowned arms of the United Kingdom (1) between ornaments, within outer cirle of rays.

(1) The coat-of-arms of Portugal with the sphere of Brazil.

Note:
Inverted V for A in RVPIA.

Provenance:
Münzenstube Thun, Preisliste Nr. 79, Februar 2008, Lot 5370.

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 1801-1900 – Krause Publications, 4th Edition, Usa, 2004.
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.