Indian Antiquary Vol 27

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple
Publisher: Swati Publications

Page 25

JANUARY, 1898.] CURRENCY AND COINAGE AMONG THE BURMESE.
Rs. 538-4-914 and not to Rs. 167-6-3, as stated. The proper diagram for Rs. 167-6-3 follows:
ohâng, catty tamlung, tael
1.
Now, eliminating the errors from the statement, we can perceive that it provides an exceedingly valuable form of improvised abacus for computing money. Thus, taking the rupee as the unit, we get
And it would read thus:--
14 Thus,
c = rupee
4d; d
d
2e; e
e8f; f 1 pice.
Then the abacus diagram, as made out by the Siamese, runs thas, for a sum of Rs. 167-6-3:—
2a40b 160c Rs. 160 4c
b= 303d = 1/4c ed 1/8c f= 1/88
7 catties... Rs. 560
2 taels
12
15
1
15 rupees...
4 four-apnas...
2
its
1
2 two-annas... 8 pice
588
206:
4c:
588-4-9
4-anna piece : 2-anna piece:
3
+
b
CCC
d
2
3
21
Rs. 167-6-3
is as
(To be continued.)