State of India (1505-1926), Colony of the State of India (1926-1946), Province of the State of India (1946-1962)
Portuguese Colony (1505-1946), Province of the Portuguese Empire (1946-1962)
Location: Coastal India
Capital City: Cochin (1505-1530), Goa (1530-1962)
Government type: Portuguese Territory
Main languages: Portuguese, Gujarati, Konkani, Kannada, Marathi
Main religions: Hinduism, Catholic Christianity
Chronology
1505: First Portuguese outpost in India established at Anjediva
1799-1802: Occupied by Britain
1803-1813: Occupied by Britain
1954: Dadra and Nagar Haveli siezed by Indian nationalists, declared independent, and Annexed to India in 1961
1961: Remainder of Portuguese India occupied by India
1962: Annexed to India (still claimed by Portugal until 1974)
Currency
Pardau (1509-1580)
1 Pardau = 6 Tangas = 9 Bastardos = 180 Bazarucos/Leals = 360 Réis = 900 Dinheiros • 1 Manoel = 480 Réis
Xerafim (1580-1706)
1 Xerafim = 5 Tangas = 240 Bazarucos = 300 Réis • 1 Patacão = 6 Tangas
First Rupia (1706-1880)
1 Rupia = 2 Xerafims/Pardau = 10 Tangas = 40 Atiá = 600 Réis = 750 Bazarucos
Second Rupia (1880-1958)
1 Rupia = 16 Tangas
Escudo (1958-1961)
1 Escudo = 100 Centavos
Coins from Portuguese India in the collection
Colony (1505-1946)
•1/4 Tanga, 1886 (King Luís I (1861-1889), copper, Calcutta mint, KM#308)
•1/2 Tanga, 1901 (King Carlos I (1889-1908), bronze, Lisbon mint, KM#16)
Province (1946-1962)
•1 Escudo, 1958 (nickel brass, Lisbon mint, KM#33)