Catalog
1 Pitis
| Issuer | Malay peninsula |
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| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Hammered tin annular flan with a large central round hole. The annular field bears curvilinear Javanese script characters arranged around the circumference, interspersed with stylised foliate or floral scroll motifs typical of Malay pitis coinage. The design is rendered in low relief with somewhat irregular, hand-struck execution characteristic of the hammered technique. The rim is plain and slightly uneven, consistent with the artisanal production methods of Malay peninsula tin pitis issues. |
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| Reverse description | Plain, essentially featureless annular reverse with a large central round hole, showing the smooth tin surface with natural patination and minor surface marks consistent with circulation wear. No legend, device, or decorative motif is present; the flat field displays only the texture of the cast and hammered tin flan. The rim is plain and slightly irregular, as typical of undated Malay pitis issues of this type. |
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Pitis were the workhorse small change of the Malay tin trade, produced by individual sultanates using locally smelted tin — the same metal that made the peninsula one of the most economically contested territories in Southeast Asia. Attribution of unmarked or poorly struck pieces to specific states remains genuinely difficult, and catalogers frequently disagree.