Book Title: Indian Antiquary Vol 42
Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarkar
Publisher: Swati Publications

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________________ AUGUST, 1913.] (1). p. li. footnote are equal in value to a Sp. (2). p. clavi. In the local currency of Java, 10 copper doits make one wang (a small silver coin) and 12 wang one rupee. (3). p. clxvii. The following table 5 shows the current value of the different coins circulating in Java : 4 doits make 1 stiver 10 164 190 30 60 120 240 [other variants]66 33 812 320 20 29 33 63 doits make 126 132 10 30 60 120 37 240 THE OBSOLETE MALAY TIN CURRENCY 23 33 V. Raffles, Java, 1830, Vol. II. Appendix. The pichis is a small tin coin, of which 200 make a wang, and 28 wang uilar. "3 33 93 29 1 dubbeltje 1 schelling 1 half rupee (Batavian, Surat or Arcot) 1 rupee (ditto) 1 American or Austrian dollar 1 1 old ducatoon 1 new ducatoon From these tables can be deduced the following useful scales and inferences : (1). 200 pichis make 1 28 wang ", 93 1 1 1 1 half sicca rupee (Bengal) sicca rupee half Sp. dollar Sp. dollar rix-dollar (of account) 5600 pichis to the Sp. dollar.. the pichis here are Chinese cash. Also 24 wang go to the dollar, making 4800 pichis to the dollar. The rix-dollar account) would run 4500 cash to the dollar, (2). to the dollar 4 doits 2 stiver 3 dubbeltje 2 schelling 2 half rupees 2 rupees wang 1 Sp. dollar 10 doits make 1 wang 24 wang 1 dollar 240 doits to the dollar. 2 doit make 1 cent, and the doit is here the Dutch cash. (3) General scale. doits make 99 19 211 1 stiver (cent) 1 dubbeltje (wang) 1 schelling 1 half-rupee (snku) 1 rupee (jampal) 1 dollar 210 doits to the dollar.. 23 doit make 1 cent and the doit is here the Dutch cash. Selections only; differently stated from Raffles for clearness. Showing how easily the reports of observers of the old time can be misinterpreted.

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