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Pitis Kuching - Sultan Nassaruddin

Issuer Sultanate of Brunei
Year 1690-1710
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Obverse description Central field displays a stylized cat-like creature in profile facing right, rendered in a primitive but distinctive local artistic style characteristic of early Bruneian coinage. The animal figure is depicted in full body, with exaggerated features and bold raised relief. The design is enclosed within a plain inner circle, itself surrounded by an outer border of raised pellets or dots forming a decorative rim. Floral or foliate ornamental elements appear in the upper right of the field, filling the space around the creature.
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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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Reverse lettering سلطان نصر الدين مالك الظاهر
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