Rare octagonal tin pitis dated 1219 AH (date retrograde), S.Mahmud Badar-ud-Din II (1803-1814, 1818-1821, 1825), Palembang mint, Palembang Sultanate (Robinson #10.15)

Abbreviated arabic inscription "Masruf fi bilad 1219"  / Blank. 19mm, 0.51 grams. Robinson #10.15 (rarest rating - R10); Krause 123; Millies #195-197.

The name of the city of Palembang is omitted from the legend. Such type is not listed in Millies or Robinson.

 Palembang is a city in the Northern area of Sumatra, Indonesia. It was once a Portuguese colony, and later the seat of the Sultanate of Palembang. The coins of Palembang were cast in the fashion of the coins from Melaka. They are all rare and difficult to find.