Item number: A2021

Year: AD 1838-1857

Material: Tin

Size: 19.1 x 19.1 x 0.8 mm

Weight: 1.85 g

Provenance: Da Chen Stamps & Coins Collection 2015

This is a “Pitis” coin minted from tin during the reign of the 32nd Sultan of the Aceh Sultanate, Alauddin Sulaiman Ali Iskandar Syah (AD 1838–1857). The Aceh Sultanate was an Islamic state established in northern Sumatra, Indonesia. In Malay, the term “Pitis” signifies “light” or “thin.”

Due to its age, the coin exhibits significant surface wear; however, the beaded circles surrounding both sides remain discernible. The obverse side features four lines of Jawi script reading “بندر اچه دار السلام”, which translates to “Port of Aceh, Abode of Peace.” The reverse side displays a diamond-shaped arrangement of four small circular dots at the top, followed by three lines of Jawi script reading “مصروف”, meaning “Currency for exchange.” Below the inscription, a Hijri calendar date was originally present, but due to extensive wear, it is no longer legible.

In the 16th century, the Aceh Sultanate was established in northern Sumatra. By recognising the Ottoman Empire as its suzerain, the sultanate secured Ottoman naval assistance, enabling it not only to successfully repel Portuguese invasions following the Age of Exploration but also to expand its territorial domain. However, by the mid-19th century, during the reign of Sultan Alauddin Sulaiman Ali Iskandar Syah, the young ruler faced increasing Dutch encroachment from their stronghold in Batavia on Java, while simultaneously contending with a civil war instigated by his uncle. These conflicts contributed to Aceh’s gradual decline. In AD 1873, the Netherlands launched another war against Aceh, ultimately consolidating control over the region by AD 1904.

As the last region of the Indonesian archipelago to succumb to Dutch rule, Aceh continued to resist the Indonesian government in Jakarta even after the Netherlands withdrew in AD 1949. Armed conflict persisted for decades until a peace agreement was reached in AD 2005, granting Aceh the status of a highly autonomous administrative region.

物件編號: A2021

年代: 公元 1838-1857 年

材質: 錫

尺寸: 19.1 x 19.1 x 0.8 mm

重量: 1.85 g

來源: 大城郵幣社 2015

這是立國於印尼蘇門答臘島北部以伊斯蘭教為國教的亞齊蘇丹國，第三十二代蘇丹阿勞丁·蘇萊曼·阿里·伊斯坎達爾·沙阿任內 (公元1838至1857年)，利用錫為原料鑄造的「皮蒂斯」，在馬來語有「輕薄」的意思。

由於年代久遠，錢幣表面的磨損稍顯嚴重，但是尚能辨識出錢幣兩面皆以珠圈環繞。錢幣正面有四行爪夷文「بندر اچه دار السلام」意思是「亞齊港，和平之所」。錢幣背面的頂端有四粒圓珠組成的菱形，中間有三行爪夷文「مصروف」意思是「用以交換的錢幣」。銘文下方還有回曆標示的年份，惜因磨蝕嚴重無法辨識。

亞齊蘇丹國於公元16世紀，立國於蘇門答臘島的北部，藉由承認鄂圖曼土耳其帝國為宗主國，亞齊蘇丹國得到鄂圖曼帝國的海軍援助，不僅成功抵擋地理大發現之後葡萄牙人的入侵，更同時擴大亞齊的領土。然而到了阿勞丁·蘇萊曼·阿里·伊斯坎達爾·沙阿統治的19世紀中葉，年輕的蘇丹開始面對以爪哇島巴達維亞為據點的荷蘭人步步進逼，同一時間也面臨叔叔發動的內戰，使得亞齊日益走向衰敗。公元1873年，荷蘭再度向亞齊宣戰但直到公元1904年才大抵控制亞齊全境。

亞齊作為印尼群島最晚臣服於荷蘭統治的地區，使得公元1949年荷蘭離開亞齊之後，亞齊的當地居民仍持續以武力反抗雅加達的印尼政府。直到公元2005年，亞齊和印尼雙方達成和談，現今成為擁有高度自治的行政區。