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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TuckHard, post: 4040050, member: 102653&quot;]Here is a remnant from a little known historical event. During the British Occupation of Java from 1811-1815 the British made a quick incursion into nearby Sumatra and overthrew the ruling Mahmud Badaruddin II, head of the Palembang Sultanate. The British then occupied the Palembang region and also conquered Bangka Island nearby (a valuable source of tin mines). It was during this time that this coin was issued; Zeno places it 1812-1816 which is based on articles by Mitchiner and Yih in JONS. The stylish Arabic script calls Palembang the &quot;seat of Inglistan&quot;, or England. This particular piece, like many, was collected by divers from the bottom of the Musi River that flows through Palembang.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]1060597[/ATTACH] </p> <p style="text-align: center">British Occupation of the Palembang Sultanate</p> <p style="text-align: center">Sumatra, present-day Indonesia</p> <p style="text-align: center">Tin Pitis</p> <p style="text-align: center">1812-1816</p> <p style="text-align: center">Obv: &quot;Alamat fi bilad Palembang dar Inglistan&quot; (Mark of the city of Palembang, seat of the State of England)</p> <p style="text-align: center">Rev: Blank (Uniface)</p> <p style="text-align: center">1.05 grams, see Robinson#4</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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