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| Emittent | Malay peninsula |
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| Typ | Standard circulation coin |
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| Aversbeschreibung | Round tin cash coin with a central square perforation, struck in the tradition of Chinese Song Dynasty coinage. The four-character legend Zhidao Yuanbao (至道元寶) is arranged in the conventional cross pattern around the square hole, reading top-to-bottom and right-to-left, rendered in cursive running script (xingshu). The characters are shallow and somewhat worn, reflecting the soft tin medium and the crude local casting technique typical of Malay peninsula imitations. The field is flat and unadorned, without inner or outer rims of significant relief, and the overall fabric is characteristic of a locally produced tin copy rather than an official Song imperial issue. |
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| Averslegende | 至 寶 道 元 (Translation: Zhidao (5th era of Taizong, 995-997) / Original currency) |
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The "Zhidao Yuanbao" inscription refers to the Zhidao reign period of Song Emperor Taizong, 995–997 AD, but these tin pieces circulating on the Malay peninsula are local imitations produced centuries after the originals — part of a broader pattern in which Chinese cash coinage was so trusted as a trade medium in Southeast Asia that local rulers and merchants replicated the forms rather than issuing distinct currency. Tin was the natural choice given Malaya's abundant deposits, particularly in Perak and Selangor.