Novamarketing Chiasso Medals Coins India F Portuguese India Portuguese Joao Prince Regent Rupee

# 592Rupee AD 1811 Joao, as Prince RegentIndia F Portuguese - Goa
Portuguese India – Joao, as Prince Regent of Portugal (1799-1816). Rupia 1811, Mint: Goa, Silver (ø 22 mm – w. 10.89 g.). Edge: plain. Peres 842-45, Gomes 18.06a, Vaz JR.17-18, KM 219.

Obverse:
Laureate bust of Prince Joao to right, mint name (DGOA) on the left, denomination (RVPIA) on the right and date (1811) below, within outer cirle of rays.

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

Note:
D GOA and inverted A for V in RVPIA, bust similar to Queen Maria I.

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 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.