Novamarketing Chiasso Medals Coins India F Portuguese India Portuguese Maria Rupee 1805

# 590Rupee AD 1805 Maria IIndia F Portuguese - Goa
Portuguese India – Maria I, Queen of Portugal (1788-1809). Rupia 1805, Mint: Goa, Silver (ø 21 mm – w. 10.93 g.). Edge: plain. Peres 809-14, Vaz M1.96, Gomes 36.13, KM 205.

Obverse:
Bust with ornamental headdress of Queen Maria I to right, mint name (GOA) on the left, denomination (RVPIA) on the right and date (1805) below, within outer cirle of rays.

Reverse:
Crowned coat-of-arms of Portugal in ornamental cartouche.

Note:
Inverted A for V in RVPIA.

Provenance:
Numisart, Roland Michel, Genève, May 2009.

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.