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1 Tanga
| Issuer | Ceylon (1597-1972) |
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| Year | 1598-1621 |
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| Currency | Xerafim (1580-1706) |
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| Obverse description | Portuguese royal crown displayed centrally within the field, rendered in a crude hammered style typical of early colonial coinage. The initials D and T appear flanking the crown in the left and right portions of the field respectively. The coin exhibits an irregular flan with a beaded border encircling the design. |
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| Obverse lettering | D T |
| Reverse description | Bold royal monogram composed of the letters A and T conjoined, centrally positioned in the field. The monogram is rendered in a large, simple hammered style characteristic of Portuguese colonial issues struck in Ceylon during the early seventeenth century. A beaded border surrounds the design on the irregular flan. |
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