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Pitis Kuching - Sultan Nassaruddin
| Issuer | Sultanate of Brunei |
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| Year | 1690-1710 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Central field bears a multi-line Arabic inscription in bold, somewhat crudely rendered raised relief, characteristic of cast tin-lead Bruneian pitis coinage of the late 17th to early 18th century. The legend, distributed across the field in the manner typical of Malay sultanate coinage of the period, is enclosed within a plain inner circle bordered by a rope-like or beaded outer rim. The inscription identifies the issuing ruler by name and title, affirming his sovereignty. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The "Pitis Kuching" — cat money — takes its name from the crude feline stamp punched into the surface, a mark associated with the Kuching region of Borneo during this period of Bruneian influence over northwestern Sarawak. Sultan Nassaruddin's reign saw Brunei at a late but still functioning peak of its regional trade authority, and these tin-lead pieces circulated as fractional currency in a maritime economy where Chinese, Malay, and local exchange networks overlapped in ways that no single monetary system ever fully controlled.