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5 Rupias
| Issuer | Junta da Fazenda Pública |
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| Year | 1882 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a bust portrait of King Carlos I, framed within a decorative border with guilloche work. Serial numbers appear in the upper-left and upper-right corners. Inscriptions of the issuing authority and denomination are integrated into the design. |
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| Obverse lettering | Junta da Fazenda Publica 5 RUPIAS |
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The Junta da Fazenda Pública — the Public Treasury Board — was the fiscal authority governing Portuguese India, operating out of Goa. Notes issued under its authority were instruments of colonial administration rather than products of a formal central bank, and the 1882 series reflects that: issued against state revenues rather than banking reserves, they circulated within a tight geographic and commercial corridor dominated by trade between Goa, Daman, and Diu.
The P#ANL designation indicates this note has not yet been fully catalogued in the Pick system — surviving examples are rare enough that standard reference data remains incomplete.