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1 Cash - Shidan Libao
| Issuer | Sultanate of Palembang |
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| Year | 1600-1658 |
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| Technique | Cast |
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| Obverse lettering | 史 寶 利 丹 (Translation: The sultan`s profitable currency) |
| Reverse description | Plain, flat, and featureless field surrounding the central square perforation, with no inscriptions, symbols, or decorative elements. The surface shows the characteristic rough texture of cast tin, with natural flow lines and minor surface irregularities typical of Palembang keping coinage. No rim or border detail is present. |
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The Sultanate of Palembang, centered on the Musi River in southeastern Sumatra, minted tin cash coins in deliberate imitation of Chinese imported coinage that had circulated in the region for centuries. Tin was the practical choice — the metal was abundantly mined in the Malay world, and local rulers could strike their own issues without dependence on Chinese supply chains. The Shidan Libao designation places this among the earliest attributable Palembang issues, predating the Dutch VOC's increasingly aggressive intervention in the region's trade networks after mid-century.