PATANI-KELANTAN UNLISTED KIJANG GOLD KUPANG WITH ORNATE ECTOPLASM & 3 LINES INSCRIPTION ON REVERSE.
Unlisted Kijang Gold Kupang With Ornate Ectoplasm, Tail Pointing Down & 3 Lines Inscription On Reverse.
Rarity: Unique. Unlisted
In "THE LEGENDARY KIJANG" book was published by Bank Negara Malaysia in 1992, as the Bank Negara Malaysia celebrates its 33rd Anniversary. The history and mythology of Kijang coins was linked to the influence of Saivite Hinduism. This is because the earliest issue of Kijang gold coins resembled the Indian humped-back bull. The bull motif was also depicted in the ancient Hindu coins which were circulated in the northern Malay States.
According to the legend, the Nandi bull appeared in the hinterland of Palembang with a young prince on its back. The bull then vomited a kind of ectoplasm. Out of that, a supernatural being materialized and declared the young prince as King. The legendary prince was regarded as the first ancestor of the royal house of Malacca.
The story of the bull's vomiting may be seen in some of the Kijang coins.
The ectoplasm in the early issue of the Kijang gold coins is ornate compared to the later issue where the ectoplasm was only a straight flow appearing like a ball and chain.
On page 14 & 15 of "THE LEGENDARY KIJANG" Of BNM, page 234 of Master Saran Singh's (AMN. PNM.FRNS) book " THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF THE COINS OF MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE AND BRUNEI 1400-1967 and page 4 of " SYILING EMAS NEGERI KELANTAN- MATAWANG KESULTANAN MELAYU NEGERI KELANTAN" by Dato Haji Shahruddin Bin Haji Yusof. DIMP. AMP., on the obverse of the Kijang coins are always a Bull/Kijang facing left with tail raised or tail raised touching the sun. A crescent moon is always next to the sun. On the reverse is in Arabic inscription in 3 lines: " Malik Al Adil " ( The Just King ). A special remarks was: " It was a vary rare coin as three lines in Arabic are inscribed on the reverse of the coin."
Obverse:
Reverse:
Edge: Plain ( Partial Scalloped Edges )
Weight:
Diameter:
Composition: Gold.
Rarity: Unique. Unlisted.
Rarity: Unique. Unlisted
According to the legend, the Nandi bull appeared in the hinterland of Palembang with a young prince on its back. The bull then vomited a kind of ectoplasm. Out of that, a supernatural being materialized and declared the young prince as King. The legendary prince was regarded as the first ancestor of the royal house of Malacca.
The ectoplasm in the early issue of the Kijang gold coins is ornate compared to the later issue where the ectoplasm was only a straight flow appearing like a ball and chain.
On page 14 & 15 of "THE LEGENDARY KIJANG" Of BNM, page 234 of Master Saran Singh's (AMN. PNM.FRNS) book " THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF THE COINS OF MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE AND BRUNEI 1400-1967 and page 4 of " SYILING EMAS NEGERI KELANTAN- MATAWANG KESULTANAN MELAYU NEGERI KELANTAN" by Dato Haji Shahruddin Bin Haji Yusof. DIMP. AMP., on the obverse of the Kijang coins are always a Bull/Kijang facing left with tail raised or tail raised touching the sun. A crescent moon is always next to the sun. On the reverse is in Arabic inscription in 3 lines: " Malik Al Adil " ( The Just King ). A special remarks was: " It was a vary rare coin as three lines in Arabic are inscribed on the reverse of the coin."
Obverse:
Reverse:
Edge: Plain ( Partial Scalloped Edges )
Weight:
Diameter:
Composition: Gold.
Rarity: Unique. Unlisted.
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