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1 Cash
| Issuer | Malay peninsula |
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| Technique | Cast |
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| Obverse description | Annular field surrounding a central hexagonal perforation, entirely occupied by a Javanese-script inscription rendered in raised relief. The legend, disposed continuously around the inner and outer margins of the ring-shaped field, is executed in a cursive Javanese script characteristic of Malay Peninsula tin coinage. The flat, unadorned surfaces show the irregular flan typical of cast tin production. No figurative devices are present; the design is wholly epigraphic in character. |
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| Reverse description | Plain, uninscribed annular field surrounding a central hexagonal perforation, devoid of any legend, device, or decorative element. The flat reverse surface retains the characteristic matte texture and minor surface irregularities consistent with cast tin manufacture. The hexagonal cutout aligns with that of the obverse. |
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Tin cash coinage of the Malay peninsula was produced by a network of local sultanates and Chinese merchant syndicates, not by any centralized mint authority. The specific issuing state matters enormously for attribution — pieces from Perak, Selangor, and Pahang vary considerably in fabric and casting method, most having been produced by pouring molten tin into sand or clay molds rather than struck with dies.
Tin was the dominant export commodity of the peninsula throughout the nineteenth century, which gave these coins an unusual monetary logic: the metal itself was the primary regional trade good.