1881 Portuguese India Goa 1/8 Rupia Rupee Silver Coin 902,000 Mintage Luíz I

Description

This specimen is a one year type struck for the Portuguese colonies in Calcutta India. Once extensive, Portuguese dominions had dwindled by the 1800's to the enclaves of Goa, Diu and Damao. Issues up to 1952 were based on the rupee (1 rupia = 16 tanga) and struck at the British controlled mints of Bombay and Calcutta. The year 1881 saw the only complete series of silver minted, including the eighth (shown here, equals two annas), quarter, half and one Rupia.
Recorded mintage:
902,000.
Specification:
1.46 g, .917 fine silver, .043 troy oz ASW, reeded edge, 16 mm diameter.
lot 39263 in Stack's Bowers Winter sale (Baltimore, November 2015), a similar proof coin sold for ,938.75.