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1 Pitis - Mansur
| Issuer | Sultanate of Kelantan |
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| Year | 1897 |
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| Reference(s) | Mitch WI#3918, Singh#SS 14, Pr#128, KM#10 |
| Obverse description | The annular field surrounding the central circular perforation is filled with a continuous Arabic legend in flowing Jawi calligraphic script, arranged in curvilinear fashion across the entire face. The inscription, reading 'Permanent be the prosperity of the currency of the Kelantan State,' is rendered in raised relief against a flat field. A beaded border encircles the outer rim, framing the calligraphic composition. The design is characteristic of Malay tin pitis coinage, with the script flowing organically to fill the available annular space. |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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The Sultanate of Kelantan occupied an unusual political position in the late nineteenth century, nominally a Siamese vassal while maintaining its own monetary tradition in tin — the metal that defined commerce across the peninsula. This pitis was struck under Sultan Muhammad IV, whose reign saw Kelantan's gradual absorption into the British sphere formalized just a decade later under the 1909 Anglo-Siamese Treaty, which transferred suzerainty and effectively ended independent Kelantanese coinage.
Tin pitis from this period are frequently found with surface corrosion and casting irregularities, a function of local production methods rather than post-mint damage.