COINS, 錢幣, INDIA – PORTUGUESE INDIA, 印度 - 葡屬, Galle: Silver Tanga, Ceylon, 1641, Obv arms and G(A), countermarked GAL monogram for Galle, Rev gridiron of St Lawrence dividing date (cf Sch 1271 RR; Gomes 07.02 var, date and letters not inverted). Two test cuts in edge, coin very fine, countermark fine.
Portuguese Indian coins countermarked by the Dutch East India Company (VOC) for use in their colonies in Ceylon
Estimate: US$150-200