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1 Pitis - Kali Malik Al-Adil
| Issuer | Sultanate of Trengganu |
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| Year | 1700-1800 |
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| Reference(s) | Singh#SS 32-SS 34, KM#2 |
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| Reverse description | Plain, unadorned reverse with no inscription, device, or decorative element. The surface is flat to slightly concave and exhibits the characteristic pitting and oxidation consistent with cast tin alloy composition. The flan edges are irregular and uneven, as is typical for Trengganu pitis issues of this period. |
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| Mintage | ND (1700-1800) - KM#2.1 Undated (21 mm) - ND (1700-1800) - KM#2.2 Undated (26 mm) - |
| Additional information |
The Sultanate of Trengganu on the eastern Malay Peninsula relied heavily on locally cast tin coinage precisely because the region sat atop some of the richest alluvial tin deposits in the world — the same geological reality that made the peninsula a commercial prize for centuries. These pitis circulated alongside a chaotic mix of foreign coppers, Chinese cash coins, and Dutch VOC issues, none of which the sultanate could control. Local tin was the one currency Trengganu could produce entirely on its own terms.
The Singh references SS 32 through SS 34 reflect die variation across what was almost certainly cottage-scale casting rather than centralized mint production.