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Pitis Railway Station , a station on Line 7
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The pitis was a tin coin issued by several South-East Asian states. It may refer to: * Brunei pitis * Cash coins in Indonesia * Palembang pitis * Kelantan keping * Trengganu keping * Pitis (Madrid Metro) Pitis is a station on Line 7 of the Madrid Metro and the northern terminus of that line. It is located in fare Zone A. The station offers connection to Cercanías Madrid Cercanías Madrid is the commuter rail service that serves Madrid, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brunei Pitis
The pitis was a currency of Brunei last issued in 1868 which circulated into the 20th century. It is also referred to as the ''picil'' by Antonio PigafettaBrunei History Seen Through Its Coinage - last retrieved 7 June 2008 and some variants of it were referred to as the ''kue'' and the ''paku'' ( en, piece). It was later replaced by the in Brunei, which is valued at 4000 pitis or 800 pakuOld Brunei Coins - last retrieved 7 June 2008 and at pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cash Coins In Indonesia
The cash coins of Indonesia ( id, Kepeng; ban, Pis Bolong; jv, Picis, , or ) was a historical currency in Indonesia based on Chinese imperial coinage during the Tang dynasty era (dynasty based in Mainland China). It was introduced by the Chinese traders, but it didn't reached its popularity in Indonesia until Singhasari defeated the Mongol empire in 13th century. Chinese cash coins continued to circulate in Indonesian archipelago for centuries; when the Ming dynasty banned trade with the region many local rulers started creating their own imitations of Chinese cash coins which were often thinner and of inferior quality. Cash coins produced in Indonesia were made from various materials such as copper-alloys, lead, and most commonly tin. In Indonesia cash coins are often used in various forms of superstitions and rituals which earns them the nickname "magic coins", local cash coin-based amulets ( jv, ꦒꦺꦴꦧꦺꦴꦒ꧀ꦮꦪꦁ, Gobog Wayang) based on these cash coins ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palembang Pitis
The Palembang pitis (also spelled pitjis) was a currency issued by the Palembang Sultanate from the 1600s until 1825 when the sultanate was dissolved and its territory taken over by the colonial government of the Dutch East Indies. The currency consisted of low denomination tin alloy coins which were mostly traded in bulk. Due to the lack of a centralized mint, the pitis often had inconsistent manufacture and were frequently counterfeited. History Palembang, like Banten, had become an independent sultanate when Demak Sultanate declined following the death of Sultan Trenggana in 1546. Thereafter from the 1560s to 1620s, Palembang became an active trade participant in two key products of the region, pepper and tin. During the course of this trade, coins from various local sultanates circulated in Palembang, namely Banten, Siak, Kampar and Jambi, in addition to Chinese cash coins which had already been circulating in the archipelago. Palembang's earliest coinage date from this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelantan Keping
The keping was the currency of Kelantan until 1909 when it was replaced by the Straits dollar. It was subdivided into 10 ''pitis''. Coins were struck in tin in denominations of 1 pitis (holed), 1 and 10 keping. One piti coins were made from tin, round in shape, smooth edged and holed. The coins were 18 mm in diameter with Arabic legend. See also * Trengganu keping The keping was the currency of Trengganu until 1909 when it was replaced by the Straits dollar The Straits dollar was the currency of the Straits Settlements from 1898 until 1939. At the same time, it was also used in the Federated Malay St ... References Obsolete currencies in Malaysian history History of Kelantan British Malaya Modern obsolete currencies 1909 disestablishments in Asia 1900s disestablishments in Southeast Asia {{Money-unit-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trengganu Keping
The keping was the currency of Trengganu until 1909 when it was replaced by the Straits dollar The Straits dollar was the currency of the Straits Settlements from 1898 until 1939. At the same time, it was also used in the Federated Malay States, the Unfederated Malay States, Kingdom of Sarawak, Brunei, and British North Borneo. Histor .... It was subdivided into 10 ''pitis''. Coins were issued in denominations of 1 pitis (tin), 1 keping (copper) and 10 keping (tin). See also * Kelantan keping References Obsolete currencies in Malaysian history History of Terengganu British Malaya Modern obsolete currencies 1909 disestablishments in Asia 1900s disestablishments in Southeast Asia {{Money-unit-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
