拍品描述： 1640锡兰 1坦噶银币。银製。葡萄牙人是首批到达锡兰的欧洲人，并在16世纪初佔领了沿海地区。当地统治者被葡萄牙人的掠夺惹恼，于是邀请荷兰人入驻，并于1650年代驱逐葡萄牙人。1796年英国人取代了他国并统治了整个岛屿，直到1948年独立。这枚葡萄牙1640年坦噶有荷属东印度公司的标志，曾用于科伦波。由于刻印被评为AU Details。边缘受损是有五个小的测试切口。CEYLON. Tanga, 1640. PCGS Genuine--Rim Damage, EF Details Gold Shield。KM-39; Gomes-15.01; cf.Sch-1282. Struck in silver. The Portuguese were the first Europeans to arrive in Ceyon and seized the coastal areas in the early sixteenth century. Local rulers, annoyed by Portuguese depredations, invited in the Dutch, who ousted the Portuguese in the 1650s. They, in turn, were displaced by the British in 1796, who ruled the entire island until independence in 1948. This Portuguese Goa 1640 Tanga has the Dutch East India Co. (VOC) countermark which was applied in Colombo. The countermark is graded as AU Detail. The "Edge Damage" is five small test cuts on the rim。