Portuguese India ½ Rupia - Luíz I, 1881 – 1885

Calcutta mint

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Portuguese India Portuguese India
Currency Rupia (1880 – 1958)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination Meia Rupia = 8 Tangas = 96 Réis
Year 1881 – 1885
Ruler Luís I (1861–1889)
Composition Silver (.920)
Shape Round
Alignment Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 5.83
Diameter (mm) 24.5
Thickness (mm) 1.4
Demonetized Yes

Description

Meia Rupia = 8 Tangas = 96 Réis from Portuguese India. Issued from 1881 to 1885. Struck in Silver (.920). Measures 24.5 mm and weighs 5.83 g.

Obverse
Portrait of King Luís I, head left
Reverse
Portuguese coat of arms

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage vf xf Comment Frequency
1885  — — — AG#L1 13.03 (Proof)
1882  — € 28,00 — AG#L1 13.02 (Mint. incl. in 1881) 36%
1881  356.7K € 16,00 € 20,00 AG#L1 13.01 81%

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