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Auction: CSS41 - The Numismatic Collectors' Series sale
Lot: 2456

Malaysia, Trengganu, Zainal Abidin III (1881-1918), Tin Jokoh, 7.62g, undated (1895), Chinese legend hiap hin kongsi (mutual prosperity company), small Chinese countermark, rev. two rampant lions either side of square hole, Jawi Arabic script ini juru bahasa punya (this is Juru Bhasa's token) (Sarang Singh 38; MWI 3929; Pr.111), central hole somewhat irregular, very fine and rare

Juru Bhasa was the Sultan's Chinese interpreter in 1895

Sold for
HK$1,500