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Catalog of the Coins of Portuguese India and Africa held by the Municipal Museum of Porto Manoel Joaquim Pereira Porto 1901 35 Pages This is a catalog compiled by Manuel Joaquim Pereira, documenting coins from Portuguese India and Africa that belong to the collection of the Municipal Museum of Porto. It includes coins from Portuguese India (such as tangas and xerafins from the reign of Charles I, produced between 1901 and 1903) and specimens from Portuguese Africa. Bronze coins include the 1/4 tanga and 1/2 tanga from 1901 (Charles I). It serves as a direct source on the circulation of colonial Portuguese currency in the early 20th century.