BE.05 - Borneo: Tin Cash Chinese Legends - DaGang Gongsi - HeShun ZongTing

Description

BORNEO: Da Gang, 1776-1854, tin/lead cash, Montrado region, Millies-258, da gang gong si // he shun (referring to the He Shun Gongsi Federation), written in the so called "Kaishu" script, EF, R. 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.
6.70 gram
32.5 mm