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Portuguese India, Diu - copper 2-reis, undated but believed struck in 1715, Ferraro Vaz #B.28, 2.18g

Currency:INR Category:Coins & Paper Money / Indian Coins - Colonial Start Price:NA Estimated At:5,000.00 - 6,000.00 INR
Portuguese India, Diu - copper 2-reis, undated but believed struck in 1715, Ferraro Vaz #B.28, 2.18g
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Portuguese India, Diu - copper 2-reis, undated but believed struck in 1715, Ferraro Vaz #B.28, 2.18g. Obv: royal arms of Portugal (shield and crown) resting on a cross of the Order of Christ. Rev: a shield with crenelated top with the number '2’ followed by two horizontal lines.

Very fine, Very rare.

Ferraro Vaz cites Fenelon Rebello for the attribution of these unusual type of coins - three denominations are known in the series: two, seven and fifteen reis with the smallest being the rarest. They were in all likelihood struck during a period when availability of copper was low and issuance had to subsist on sporadic imports, thereby making a long type series impossible. Hence the odd design of the coins.