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SEPTEMBER, 1913)
THE OBSOLETE MALAY TIN CURRINCY
239
of
секса
piak
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10
v.
Federated Malay States. T'ables from the information given to Mr: Laidlaw :
see his letter dated 14 June 1904.
(1). Ingot Currency. 10 tahil make
1 pěnjuru 2 penjuru :
1 piak piak
1 suku Buku
I jampal (guilder) jampal
i ringgit (dollar) 160 tahil to the dollar of 10 kati (of tin). Therefore
value value
value name in cents by av.
in katil weight.
of 11 lb. dollar. tahil
1 oz. penjaru
12) suku
25
316. jampal
50
6 lb. ringgit
100
13 lb. 23 képing (slab) = 1 pikal: 3 pikul = 1 bahara of 300 kati = 400 lbs. Therefore koping = 37 kati = 50 lbs: 1 pikul = 100 kati = 133 lbs. This gives a scale
37 dollars make 1 koping (slab) 2 keping
1 pikal 3 pikul
I bahara (of tin) of 400 lbs. which is the standard scale of 420 lbs. to the bahara redaced to suit the existing British current money.
(2). Gambar timah (tin models of animals).
Selangor. tampang = kapang = 10 sen = 10 cents bidor = suku =
25 cents
Scale. 50 duit ayam
make
1 buaya (1/20 dollar) 2 buaya
1 tampang (1/10 dollar) 23 tampang
1 bidor 4 bidor
1 dollar (ringgit) (3). Perak.
Soale. kati to the babara. 10 tahil
make
1 Pēnjuru 14 pšnjuru
kati (tampang)
1 piak (tali).. . 2 piak
suku (bidor) - 2 suku
jampal 2 jampal
1 ringgit 37 33 ringgit
i keping 100
24 kšping (slab) 300 3 pikul99
1 bahark (To de continued.)
1 kati
ene
1 pikul
Very confused as given to Mr. Laidlaw. * Varying to 320 kati.
