Friday, 28 September 2012

KEDAH TRA-TIN


SULTAN AHMAD MUAZZAM SHAH 1118A.H (1706) KEDAH TRA - TIN COIN
OBVERSE: DARUL AMAN 1118A.H
REVERSE : IN ARABIC " BELANJA NEGERI KEDAH

Sunday, 23 September 2012

KELANTAN PITIS AL-JULUS

KEDAH TIN COIN

KEDAH TRA TAHUN ALIF 1224A.H = 1809 OBVERSE: IN ARABIC "TAHUN ALIF 1224" (YEAR 'A' REFER TO YEAR ONE OF THE EIGHT YEAR CYCLE REVERSE: IN ARABIC "BALAD KEDAH DARUL AMAN" SULTAN AHMAD TAJUDDIN HALIM SHAH 1803-1843

Friday, 14 September 2012

MALACCA-PORTUGUESE -DINHEIRO 1557-1578


REF : SIM S.19


OBVERSE : CROWNED ARMS OF PORTUGAL WITHIN CIRCLE
REVERSE : CRUDE REPRESENTATION OF A SAILING SHIP,THE NAO,WITH A CENTRAL BOSS
EDGE : PLAIN
WEIGHT: 2.30GRAMMES
DIAMETER : 20MM
MINT: MALACCA MINT
REFENCE : SIM S.19 SMK(27)

Monday, 10 September 2012

KELANTAN PITIS SS3


OBVERSE : IN ARABIC KHALIFATUL MUMININ 'Ruler of the faithful' the end of some of the characters end with a fish tail like flourish
REVERSE : SIMILAR TO THE OBVERSE BUT THE ARABIC INSCRIPTION MIS-SPELT AND RETROGRADES 'MIRROR SCRIPT'
EDGE : PLAIN
WEIGHT : 45.2GRAINS
DIAMETER : 24 -27MM
COMPOSITION : TIN RR
REF : SS3
UNLISTED VARIETY SS3a