The coin is a little larger than the British India silver rupee and noticably thicker
This is a large coin - 30 mm across and 12
The primary change is the serial number (top right
The word 'Shah' in Persian can be seen on the obverse as countermark while the reverse has the date (in Vikram Samvat) in Devnagari script
The design on the reverse was changed in 1927 to this new design
10 Escudo, Mozambique, Overseas Province of Portugal, 1952 wk_end_auction The coin is a littleSilver 10 Escudo coin of Mozambique, Overseas Province of Portugal. The Escudo was the currency of Portugal and also its 'overseas provinces' or its empire, which included Angola, Mozambique and Goa, Daman & Diu in India (which shifted to the Escudo in 1958). These coins are very similar to the later Indo Portuguese coins, with the coat of arms of Mozambique on one side and that of Portugal on the other. These coins were minted from 1952 1960. Weight: