Palembang

Sultanate of Palembang (1454-1825)

Indonesian Sultanate (1454-1825)

Location: Southeast Sumatra

Capital City: Palembang

Government type: Monarchy

Main languages: Malay

Main religions: Sunni Islam

Chronology

1568: Palembang becomes independent of Demak

1821: Under Dutch protectorate

1825: Annexed to the Dutch East Indies

Currency

Keping (1600-1825)

1 Keping = 10 Pitis

Coins from Palembang in the collection

•1 Pitis, 1710-1778 (tin, Palembang#11)

•1 Pitis, 1779 (Sultan Muhammad Bauhuddin (1776-1804), tin, KM#3)