The State of India, also referred as the Portuguese State of India or simply Portuguese India, was a colonial state of the Portuguese Empire founded six years after the discovery of a sea route to the Indian subcontinent by the Kingdom of Portugal. The capital of Portuguese India served as the governing center of a string of Portuguese fortresses and settlements scattered along the Indian Ocean. After 1510, the capital of the Portuguese viceroyalty was transferred to Velhas Conquistas (Old Conquests area) of present-day Goa and Damaon. Present-day Bombay (Mumbai) was part of Portuguese India as “Bom Baim” until it was ceded to the British Crown in 1661, who in turn leased Bombay to the East India Company.

PORTUGUESE INDIA COINS
PORTUGUESE INDIA CURRENCY || PORTUGUESE INDIA STAMPS
Obverse Reverse Prefix Inv Num Date Country Denom Topic Comments Fineness ASW Metal KM Loc Grade Value $
FC 16068 1958 PORTUGUESE INDIA 60 Centavos Tiny Towers Shield Copper-Nickel 32   Extremely Fine $10.00
    FC 16069 1958 PORTUGUESE INDIA 1 Escudo Tiny Towers Shield Copper-Nickel 33   Extremely Fine $7.50
FC 18356 1958 PORTUGUESE INDIA 1 Escudo Tiny Towers Shield Copper-Nickel 33   Uncirculated $30.00
    FC 16070
1959 PORTUGUESE INDIA 3 Escudos Tiny Towers Shield Copper-Nickel 34   Extremely Fine $9.00
    FC 16074
1901 PORTUGUESE INDIA 1/2 Tanga Roman Numeral Dating Bronze 16   Very Fine $22.50
FC 16071 1947 PORTUGUESE INDIA 1 Tanga Tiny Towers Shield Bronze 24   Extremely Fine $15.00
FC 16072 1934 PORTUGUESE INDIA 2 Tangas Five Shields on Shield Copper-Nickel 20   Choice Very Fine $100.00
    FC 16073 1934 PORTUGUESE INDIA 4 Tangas Five Shields on Shield Copper-Nickel 21   Extremely Fine $210.00
Date of last update: 09/30/21