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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
[APRIL, 1913.
dollar
28
257
baays
Mr. Joyce further weighed five ingots, three from the British Museum (Nos. 1905-11-16-9 to 11) and two from his own collection, and found that they weigbed respectively grains 11, 188 ; 7, 623; 7, 462; 7444 (J); 202 (J). From this we get the following tabulated information : “Pagoda " Scale.
"Sugarloaf" Scale. weight in oz. av.
weight in oz. av.47 sonts
conta of . nominal actual
of nominal
actual approx. dellar
approx
17 175
17
17 (J)
127 All the above tables of ingots and gambar pieces can be stated together in another way, which clearly brings out the fact that the modern Malay monetary system is based on the kati or Malay pound weight of tin), and the old Dutch monetary system on the tali or string (of cash or units, i. e., regulated pieces of tin). It also clearly shows how the ingot tin currency in any form met the requirements of Malay commerce.
"Pagoda ” Scale. cents of mame of corresponding
reference to commercial #dollar animalia weight
weight standards (ingot) 1 keping the lowest denomination of
Malay weight ayam
2 keping ayam
3 keping ayam
kati s buaya
half kati 1 ayam
buaya kurakura kati
lower standard of Malay ((ingot)
weight s bělalang 1 buaya
double kati (ingot)
4 kati (ingot)
S 5 kati
1 half dollar
"Sugarloar" Scale. oents of a
corresponding name of animal
reference to commeroial dollar
weight
weight standards Jayam 1 gajah
quarter penjuru.
half penjuru ayam
quarter tali ) buaya
pěnjuru layam
hall tali Singot) bolalang
it penjuru 124 Singot)
tali
string of cash or unit of ayam
tin weight " See ante, p. 89. sa Ayam, cock: buaya, crocodile; gajah, olophant; kurakura, tortoise; balalang, mantis.
gajah
gajah
