Kedah Sultanate, part of Thailand, pitji
Also known as: Sultanaat Kedah, deel van Thailand, pitji
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1821 - 1900
Pewter coin. Obverse: lotus flower. Reverse: undetermined legend in Arabic characters. Hexagonal hole in the centre. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4146; its record gives material recorded as tin (metal); technique casting; measurements diameter 2.3 cm x weight 1.87 g.
Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- tin (metal)
- Technique
- casting
- Dimensions
- diameter 2.3 cm x weight 1.87 g · diameter 2,3 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 1,87 g
- Measurements
- diameter 2.3 cm x weight 1.87 g
Design
- Obverse
- lotus flower.
- Reverse
- undetermined legend in Arabic characters. Hexagonal hole in the centre.
Identification
- Original title
- Sultanaat Kedah, deel van Thailand, pitji
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-4146
- Museum classification
- coin
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- Denomination
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- Issue or mint date
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- Material
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- Weight
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- Mint or printer
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- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
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- Recorded
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Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
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