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Pitis Unta - Sultan Al Adil, Malik Al Dzahir

Issuer Brunei
Year 1618-1868
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Value 1 Pitis
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Obverse description A camel seated in profile facing right, with its tail curled downward, depicted within a beaded or dotted circle. Above the camel, a stylised sun and cloud motifs occupy the upper field. The design is rendered in the flat, cast style characteristic of Bruneian tin pitis coinage.
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Reverse description A four-petalled clover or quatrefoil device occupies the central field, with Arabic inscriptions distributed across the four petals reading 'Sultan Al Adil Malik Al Dzahir' (The Just Sultan, The Acknowledged Ruler). The layout presents the legend in a cruciform arrangement, typical of Malay sultanate pitis coinage of this period.
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Mintage ND (1618-1868)
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