SINGGORA TIN JOKOH ZHEN XING TONG BAO 1879-1881

Thailand Singgora 1879-1881 Tin Jokoh Zhen Xing Tong Bao
Rarity: RRR
Thailand-Singgora 19th Century  tin Jokoh "Zhen Xing Tong Bao" Or a tin  Jokoh of Patalung?
This is a rare and an interesting piece of Thailand tin Jokoh.It is either a Jokoh from Singgora or Patalung or is it a private token. ?

According to Major Pridmore the Chinese characters on the obverse were translated as "Zhen Xing Tong Bao" and is the money of the "Impulse to Prosperity" company.
The reverse mentions the City of Singgora - "negri singgura" - in Arabic Malay and "song khla" in Siamese.

It appears to be Pridmore #213. A similar obverse is listed as KM#2 in Krause but the obverse is much more stylized on this piece. It is 40.00mm in diameter and weighs at 14.00gm. The composition is tin .

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