1 Cash - Pangeran Ratu 1546-1596

Weight

8.33 g

Diameter

30.5 mm

Thickness

1.5 mm

Material

Copper

Shape

Round with cutouts (Hexagonal hole)

Edge Type

Plain

Technique

NA

Front design

Javanese inscription surrounding hexagonal hole. Base to center, read clockwise. Rim around hole and edge.

Back design

Rim around hole and edge.

Year of Minting

1546-1596

Ruler

NA

Mint location

NA

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

NA

Inscriptions

Obverse: ꦥꦔꦺꦫꦤ꧀​ꦫꦠꦸ

Context

Mitchiner (2012:27-28) date these coins to a period between 1546–1596. This corresponds to the reign of Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin (1552–1570) to Sultan Abu al-Mafakhir Mahmud Abdulkadir (1596–1651) in the Banten Sultanate. These coins were issued during Banten's period of prosperity brought in by the pepper trade. According to Mitchiner (2012:28), the weight and quality of Banten copper coins suggest that they may have not been used as common currencies of the general populace but rather used as a prestigious form of payment by the Banten royal court. Their production ceased when Banten's prosperity declined following Dutch monopoly of pepper around the 1640s. See: Millies, Henricus Christiaan (1871). Recherches sur les Monnaies des Indigènes de L'Archipel Indien et de la Péninsule Malaie. Mitchiner, Michael (2012). "Coin Circulation in Palembang (Sumatra), circa AD 1710 to 1825. Including Coins made in Banten, Siak, Kampar, Indragiri, Jambi, Palembang and Batavia."

Rarity

Ultra rare

Coin type

Circulating commemorative

In circulation

No

Demonetized

Yes

Marketplace listings

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