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1 Cash - Yong xing
| Uitgever | Bangka Island (Indonesian States) |
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| Jaar | |
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| Waarde | Log in om details te zien |
| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Gewicht | 10.06 g |
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| Dikte | Log in om details te zien |
| Vorm | Log in om details te zien |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | 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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| Schrift voorzijde | Chinese |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
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| Opschrift keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Rand | Log in om details te zien |
| Muntplaats | Log in om details te zien |
| Oplage | Log in om details te zien |
| Aanvullende informatie |
Bangka Island's tin cash coinage was a direct product of the island's dominant industry — Bangka was one of the world's principal tin-producing territories, and local authorities minted in the very metal their economy ran on. Dutch colonial administration formalized tin extraction on the island through the VOC and later the Nederlandsch-Indische gouvernement, but these cash pieces predate or exist alongside that apparatus, reflecting the monetary pragmatism of regional Chinese mining communities who controlled much of the actual smelting infrastructure.
The "Yong xing" designation likely references a specific kongsi or merchant association rather than a ruling authority in any conventional sense.