India 1 Tanga 1947 Bronze. Discover our catalog of coins from Portuguese India. The State of India was founded in 1505, six years after the discovery of the route between Portugal and the Indian subcontinent, with the aim of serving as an administrative reference for a chain of fortifications, trading posts and overseas colonies. The first viceroy was D. Francisco de Almeida, who established his government in Cochin.

Issued in 1959 for circulation in the State of Portuguese India, this 3 Escudos nickel brass coin belongs to group 17.02 of the Alberto Gomes catalogue. It represents one of the final colonial issues of the territory, preserving the Republican iconography and the traditional arms of Portuguese India.