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| image 1: obverse and reverse of Specimen 1 |
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| image 2: obverse and reverse of Specimen 2 |
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| image 3: inscriptions on Specimen 2 |
My pair of Kelantan Pitis coins. According to my source, this series is among the rarest of Kelantan Pitis, even rarer than the first Pitis, SS1. Relatively, while my source has a few hundred pieces of pitis coins, he only has 2 pieces of this coin, one in extra fine condition and another in good condition (refer to Image 1). The one in extra fine condition will cost me few hundreds, hence I resorted to a poor condition (Specimen 1).
And today, I acquired another coin of this series, by a pure luck. Plus, it has an extra feature. It seems this coin has a set of "horns".
Upon acquisition of the second coin, I decided to part myself with the first coin. But only later I found out that those coins are of different varieties, perhaps they came from different mould sets. A beauty of Malay Sultanate coinage.
| Category | Coin > Malay Sultanate > Kelantan |
| Country Of Origin | Kelantan (Now a state, a part of Malaysia) |
| Date | 1170 - 1882 |
| Grade | G / EF |
| Denomination | One Pitis / One Keping |
| Shape | Round |
| Weight | 6.73g average from SS |
| Diameter | 29mm - 30mm from SS |
| Thickness | - |
| Composition | Tin |
| Population | Unknown |
| Reference | SS8, P.126 |
| Mint | |
| Category | Normal Circulation Coinage |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Engraver/Designer | - |
| Designer's Initial | - |
| Mint Mark | - |
| Variety | 2 varieties. |
| Edge | Plain |
| Obverse | Within a plain circle, in Jawi, "Khalifatul Mukminin" - Ruler of the Faithful |
| Reverse | Two plain line circles between the edge and the central hole |
| Extra Note | Rarity level indicated by Saran Singh is R out of RRRR and RR out of RRRR for retrogaded inscription. |
