Novamarketing Chiasso Medals Coins India F Portuguese India Portuguese Miguel Rupee 1831

# 595Rupee AD 1831 Miguel IIndia F Portuguese - Goa
Portuguese India – Miguel I, King of Portugal 1828-1834). Rupia 1831, Mint: Goa, Silver (ø 22 mm – w. 10.80 g.). Edge: plain. Peres 1056-59, Gomes 05, Vaz Mi.03, KM 254.

Obverse:
Draped and laureate bust of King Miguel I to right, mint name (GOA) on the left, denomination (RVPIA) on the right and date (1831) below, within outer cirle of rays.

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

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

Note:
Small shield (13 mm) and inverted V for A in GOA and RVPIA.

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.