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1 Kupang - Kelantan Anonymous
| Issuer | Sultanate of Kelantan (Islamic states of Malaysia) |
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| Year | 1500-1699 |
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| Composition | Gold |
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| Reverse description | Two-line Jawi legend in raised relief, reading 'Asma Adil' (Just Name), rendered in the compact calligraphic style typical of anonymous Kelantan gold kupang. The legend is centrally placed within the field, and the design is enclosed by a continuous beaded border encircling the full periphery of the irregularly shaped flan. The strike is characteristic of hand-hammered technique, resulting in slight unevenness in depth and alignment across the legend. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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The kupang served as the fractional gold unit across the Malay peninsula during a period when Kelantan's trade networks stretched into Siam and the South China Sea routes. These anonymous issues — bearing no ruler's name — were common practice in Kelantanese minting, making attribution to a specific sultan nearly impossible without accompanying archival evidence. The two-century production window reflects that ambiguity rather than continuous output.