Palembang pitis

Palembang pitis
ڤيتس ڤلمبڠ
Some coins of Palembang pitis
Denominations
Superunit
 250kupat
 500cucuk
Demographics
Date of introduction1600s
Date of withdrawal1825
User(s)Palembang Sultanate

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.[1] 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.

  1. ^ Hall 1968, pp. 576.