PORTUGAL COLONIAL Coins
Rupia: Coin of Portuguese India and Italian Somaliland
Illustrated Specimen Details: 1 Rupia (Portuguese India) Example Specimen: 1 rupia, 1935 (Portuguese India) Authority: Issued for Portuguese India (Estado da Índia), which consisted of territories like Goa, Daman, and Diu. Thi…
Avo of Portuguese Timor: Fractional Silver Coin
Illustrated Specimen Details: Avo Example Specimen: 50 avos, 1948 — Portuguese Timor The coin shown above is a 50 avos specimen issued in 1948 for the colony of Portuguese Timor . The obverse features the inscription REPUBLICA …
Tanga of Portuguese India: History of the coin
Illustrated Specimen Details: Tanga Example Specimen: 1 tanga, 1952 — Portuguese India (Estado da Índia) The coin shown above is a 1 tanga specimen issued in 1952 for Portuguese India (officially known as Estado da Índia ). …
Macuta: coin of Portuguese Angola
MACUTA: COIN OF PORTUGUESE ANGOLA 4 macuta, 1928: Portuguese Angola The denomination of the coin is indicated in two ways: in traditional macutas and more modern centavos. VINTE CENTAVOS : twenty centavos. IIII MACUTAS : 4 macutas (unusual for toda…