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1 Pitis - Muhammad Bahauddin
| Issuer | Sultanate of Palembang (Indonesian States) |
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| Year | 1193 (1779) |
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| Reference(s) | HCM#187, KM#3, Palembang#5 |
| Obverse description | Three-line Arabic legend occupying the entire field within a plain circular border. The inscription reads 'al-Sultan / fi balad Palembang / 1193', attributing the issue to the Sultan of the territory of Palembang with the AH date in the lower line. The lettering is rendered in a bold, somewhat rudimentary cast style typical of Southeast Asian tin pitis coinage, with decorative dot embellishments flanking the central line. |
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| Obverse lettering | ال سلطان في بلد ڤلمبڠ ١١٩٣ |
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Muhammad Bahauddin ruled Palembang from 1776 to 1803, navigating an increasingly difficult position between Dutch VOC pressure and the interior pepper trade that funded his court. The pitis was the workhorse denomination of everyday Sumatran commerce — tin was locally abundant from regional smelting, and these small cast pieces circulated alongside Chinese cash coins in the markets of Palembang's riverine economy. The VOC's grip on the sultanate tightened considerably after 1811, making issues from Bahauddin's earlier reign the last struck with any real monetary autonomy.