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1 Pitis - Mansur
| Issuer | Sultanate of Kelantan |
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| Year | 1897 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays an Arabic Jawi inscription in raised curvilinear calligraphic script distributed across the annular field surrounding the central circular perforation. The legend records the date of issue, referencing the Islamic month of Jumada al-Awwal in the Hijri year 1314. The script flows continuously around the central hole, filling the field in a manner consistent with Malay cast tin coinage of the late nineteenth century. A beaded border defines the outer edge of the coin, and the overall composition reflects the traditional aesthetic of Kelantan pitis issues. |
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| Reverse lettering | صنع في جمادى ٱلأَول ١٣١۴ (Translation: Issued in the month of Jumada`l Awal year AH 1314) |
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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.