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BS.05 - Borneo: Tin Cash Chinese Legends - HeShun - FoSjoen Federation
BS.05 - Borneo: Tin Cash Chinese Legends - HeShun - FoSjoen Federation

BS.05 - Borneo: Tin Cash Chinese Legends - HeShun - FoSjoen Federation

$ 8.44

Availability: 100 in stock
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Composition: Tin
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Indonesia

    Description

    BORNEO: HeShun/FoSjoen Federation, 1776-1854, tin/lead cash, Montrado region.
    After several wars the independence of the Heshun Gongsi Federation ended with the surrender of the Da Gang Gongsi to the Dutch in July, 1854. After the surrender the majority of the gongsi cash were melted down. A paper has been published in the Numismatic Chronicle 1993, pp.171-196, and a hitherto unknown piece has been described in the Newsletter no. 143, p. 15-16, 1995 of the Oriental Numismatic Society by Dr.T.D.Yih.