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1 Cash - Yong xing
| Issuer | Bangka Island (Indonesian States) |
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| Composition | Tin |
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| Obverse description | Cast tin piece of irregular rectangular form with stepped, notched corners characteristic of Bangka Island emergency coinage. The central field features a raised rectangular cartouche enclosing two vertically arranged Chinese characters reading top to bottom, rendered in an archaic script style consistent with hand-cut mold production. The surrounding border is filled with a cross-hatched or reticulated diaper pattern in low relief, framing the central inscription panel. The characters read 永興 (Yong Xing), a traditional commercial name meaning 'prosperous forever,' the second character being a historical variant form no longer found in modern Unicode character sets. The overall execution reflects the crude but purposeful aesthetic typical of privately issued Southeast Asian tin emergency coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Plain, unadorned face with a smooth but irregular cast surface, showing the natural texture and minor casting imperfections typical of hand-cast tin emergency coinage from Bangka Island. No inscriptions, devices, or decorative elements are present. The reverse exhibits light oxidation and surface granularity consistent with the tin alloy composition and age of the piece. |
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| Mintage | ? |
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