LAST COIN of PORTUGUESE INDIA 10 C 1961 circulated

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This listing is for
one circulated coin:
LAST COIN of PORTUGUESE INDIA
10 CENTAVOS 1961
The obverse of the coin shows the arms of Portuguese India.
The reverse of this bronze coins shows the denomination.
Photos enlarged to show details.
There is toning / discoloration/ oxidation from aging.  There is wear due to coin having been circulated. Coin you receive may vary somewhat from the photo but will be in same general condition.
Coin is 16 mm in diamter, slightly smaller than a USA dime.
Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama first visited India in 1498. Portugal soon became the first European nation to establish colonies in India, and for many years enjoyed a profitable monopoly on European trade with India.  With the coming of the British and Dutch in the 17th century, Portuguese power declined, until all that was left were three minor outposts on the west coast of India.  In 1961, after years of preaching non-violence, the Indian armed forces invaded these last remaining outposts and forcibly annexed them, thus bringing an end to a long series of colonial coins. This bronze coin was the last coin produced before the Indian invasion.
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