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Tin Unit - Emergency Issue Tenasserim
| Issuer | Region of Tenasserim-Pegu (Myanmar) |
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| Year | 1600-1800 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Reverse description | The reverse field bears a series of Burmese symbols and characters of uncertain meaning, arranged across the central area of the coin in an informal layout typical of cast emergency issues from the Tenasserim-Pegu region. The glyphs appear to be derived from the Mon-Burmese script tradition, though their precise reading or denominational significance has not been conclusively established in numismatic literature. The design is enclosed within a plain inner circle and surrounded by a raised beaded border matching that of the obverse. |
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| Mintage | ND (1600-1800) |
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Tenasserim changed hands repeatedly between Burmese and Siamese forces across this period, and local tin coinage filled gaps left by the chronic absence of centrally issued currency during occupations and administrative collapses. The region sat atop significant tin deposits, making the metal both available and logical — production required no distant supply chain.
These emergency pieces were cast rather than struck, with quality varying sharply depending on who controlled the territory and for how long.