Official territory name: State of India
The State of India also referred as the Portuguese State of India or simply Portuguese India, was a state of the Portuguese Empire founded six years after the discovery of a sea route to the Indian subcontinent by Vasco da Gama, a subject of the Kingdom of Portugal. The capital of Portuguese India served as the governing centre of a string of military forts and trading posts scattered all over the Indian Ocean.
The Salazar regime of Portugal lost de facto control of Dadra and Nagar Haveli in 1954. Finally, the rest of the overseas territory was lost in December 1961 with the Indian Annexation of Goa under PM Nehru. Portugal only recognised Indian control after the Carnation Revolution and the fall of the Estado Novo regime in a treaty signed on 31 December 1974.
For current issues see:
Territory state: Índia Portuguesa Complete
ÍNDIA PORTUGUESA
Rupia system
- 29.11.1945 “Afonso de Albuquerque” Issue – withdrawn 16-08.1958
5 rupias P-35; B-NL Color: Green Dimensions: 140 x 75 mm
Front: Afonso de Albuquerque.
Back: Woman, ships.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. (England) – BWC.
Watermark: None.
| Description | G | F | XF |
| a. Date: 29 de NOVEMBRO de 1945. Sign 1. | – | – | 100. |
| b. Sign 2. | – | – | 100. |
| c. Sign 3. | – | – | 100. |
| d. Sign 5. | – | – | 100. |
| e. Sign 6. | – | – | 100. |
| f. Sign 7. | – | – | 100. |
10 rupias P-36; B-NL Color: Brown Dimensions: 145 x 77 mm
Front: Afonso de Albuquerque.
Back: Woman, ships.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. (England) – BWC.
Watermark: None.
| Description | G | F | XF |
| a. Date: 29 de NOVEMBRO de 1945. Sign 1. | – | – | 150. |
| b. Sign 2. | – | – | 150. |
| c. Sign 3. | – | – | 150. |
| d. Sign 4. | – | – | 150. |
| e. Sign 5. | – | – | 150. |
| f. Sign 6. | – | – | 150. |
| g. Sign 7. | – | – | 150. |
20 rupias P-37; B-NL Color: Blue Dimensions: 154 x 66 mm
Front: Afonso de Albuquerque.
Back: Woman, ships.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. (England) – BWC.
Watermark: None.
| Description | G | F | XF |
| a. Date: 29 de NOVEMBRO de 1945. Sign 1. | – | 250. | – |
| b. Sign 2. | – | 250. | – |
| c. Sign 3. | – | 250. | – |
| d. Sign 4. | – | 250. | – |
| e. Sign 5. | – | 250. | – |
| f. Sign 6. | – | 250. | – |
| g. Sign 7. | – | 250. | – |
50 rupias P-38; B-NL Color: Red Dimensions: 161 x 67 mm
Front: Afonso de Albuquerque.
Back: Woman, ships.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. (England) – BWC.
Watermark: None.
| Description | G | F | XF |
| a. Date: 29 de NOVEMBRO de 1945. Sign 1. | – | 450. | – |
| b. Sign 2. | – | 450. | – |
| c. Sign 4. | – | 450. | – |
| d. Sign 5. | – | 450. | – |
| e. Sign 6. | – | 450. | – |
| f. Sign 7. | – | 450. | – |
100 rupias P-39; B-NL Color: Reddish Dimensions: 168 x 69.5 mm
Front: Afonso de Albuquerque.
Back: Woman, ships.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. (England) – BWC.
Watermark: None.
| Description | G | F | XF |
| a. Date: 29 de NOVEMBRO de 1945. Sign 1. | – | 500. | – |
| b. Sign 5. | – | 500. | – |
| c. Sign 6. | – | 500. | – |
| d. Sign 7. | – | 500. | – |
500 rupias P-40; B-NL Color: Black and olive-green Dimensions: 129 x 65 mm
Front: Afonso de Albuquerque.
Back: Woman, ships.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. (England) – BWC.
Watermark: None.
| Description | G | F | XF |
| a. Date: 29 de NOVEMBRO de 1945. Sign 1. | – | 850. | – |
| b. Sign 7. | – | 850. | – |
Signatures:
Escudo System
- 02.01.1959 “Afonso de Albuquerque” Issue – withdrawn 1961
30 escudos P-41; B-NL Color: Pink and purple Dimensions: 140 x 75 mm
Front: Afonso de Albuquerque.
Back: Afonso de Albuquerque, ships.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited (England) – TDLR.
Watermark: Afonso de Albuquerque.
Emission: 2 400 000.
| Description | VG | VF | UNC |
| a. Date: 2 de JANEIRO de 1959. Sign 1. | – | 60. | – |
| b. Sign 2. | – | 60. | – |
| c. Sign 3. | – | 60. | – |
| d. Sign 4. | – | 60. | – |
| e. Sign 5. | – | 60. | – |
| f. Sign 6. | – | 60. | – |
60 escudos P-42; B-NL Color: Grey and pink Dimensions: 145 x 75 mm
Front: Afonso de Albuquerque.
Back: Afonso de Albuquerque, ships.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited (England) – TDLR.
Watermark: Afonso de Albuquerque.
Emission: 1 200 000.
| Description | VG | VF | UNC |
| a. Date: 2 de JANEIRO de 1959. Sign 1. | – | 80. | – |
| b. Sign 2. | – | 80. | – |
| c. Sign 3. | – | 80. | – |
| d. Sign 4. | – | 80. | – |
| e. Sign 5. | – | 80. | – |
| f. Sign 6. | – | 80. | – |
100 escudos P-43; B-NL Color: Blue Dimensions: 150 x 80 mm
Front: Afonso de Albuquerque.
Back: Afonso de Albuquerque, ships.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited (England) – TDLR.
Watermark: Afonso de Albuquerque.
Emission: 1 020 000.
| Description | VG | VF | UNC |
| a. Date: 2 de JANEIRO de 1959. Sign 1. | – | 175. | – |
| b. Sign 2. | – | 175. | – |
| c. Sign 3. | – | 175. | – |
| d. Sign 4. | – | 175. | – |
| e. Sign 5. | – | 175. | – |
| f. Sign 6. | – | 175. | – |
300 escudos P-44; B-NL Color: Pink Dimensions: 155 x 80 mm
Front: Afonso de Albuquerque.
Back: Afonso de Albuquerque, ships.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited (England) – TDLR.
Watermark: Afonso de Albuquerque.
Emission: 340 000.
| Description | VG | VF | UNC |
| a. Date: 2 de JANEIRO de 1959. Sign 1. | – | 250. | – |
| b. Sign 2. | – | 250. | – |
| c. Sign 3. | – | 250. | – |
| d. Sign 4. | – | 250. | – |
| e. Sign 5. | – | 250. | – |
| f. Sign 6. | – | 250. | – |
600 escudos P-45; B-NL Color: Green Dimensions: 160 x 85 mm
Front: Afonso de Albuquerque.
Back: Afonso de Albuquerque, ships.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited (England) – TDLR.
Watermark: Afonso de Albuquerque.
Emission: 290 000.
| Description | VG | VF | UNC |
| a. Date: 2 de JANEIRO de 1959. Sign 1. | – | 375. | – |
| b. Sign 2. | – | 375. | – |
| c. Sign 3. | – | 375. | – |
| d. Sign 4. | – | 375. | – |
| e. Sign 5. | – | 375. | – |
| f. Sign 6. | – | 375. | – |
1000 escudos P-46; B-NL Color: Brown and green Dimensions: 165 x 85 mm
Front: Afonso de Albuquerque.
Back: Afonso de Albuquerque, ships.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited (England) – TDLR.
Watermark: Afonso de Albuquerque.
Emission: 178 000.
| Description | VG | VF | UNC |
| a. Date: 2 de JANEIRO de 1959. Sign 1. | – | 500. | – |
| b. Sign 2. | – | 500. | – |
| c. Sign 3. | – | 500. | – |
| d. Sign 4. | – | 500. | – |
| e. Sign 5. | – | 500. | – |
| f. Sign 6. | – | 500. | – |
Signatures:
