An account of the Money of Asia. Part II. 



of AJia ; and though at this day they are only currant in Arabia,, and at Bal- 

 [ara, neverthelefè, from Bragdatt to the Illand of Cejlan, they traffick altogether 

 with the Larin, and all along the Perfi an Golf 5 where they take 80 Larins fot 

 one Toman, which is 50 Abaffù. 



The Money currant under the "Dominions of the Great Mogul. 



AL L the Gold and Silver which is brought into the Territories of the 

 Great Mogul, is refined to the higheft perfection before it be coined into 

 Money. 



The Roupy of Gold weighs 2 Drams and a half, and 11 Grains, ancîîs va- 

 lued in the Country at 14 Roupies of Silver. We reckon the Roupy of Sil- 

 ver at 30 Sous. So that a Roupy of Gold comes to 21 Livres of Frame j 

 and an Ounce of Gold to Livres, and 4 Deneer's. This Go!d is like that 

 which we buy at 5-4 Livres an Ounce. And if you bring this Gold in Ingots, 

 or Ducats of European Gold, you mail have always 7 and a half profit j if 

 you can fcape paying any thing to the Guftom-houfes. The Half-Roupy comes 

 to 10 Livres 10 Sous j and the Quarter-Roupy to $ Livres j Sous. As I 

 have faid, you muft reckon the Silver Roupy at 30 Sous, though it weigh 

 not above 3 Drams ; whereas our pieces of 30 Sous weigh 3 Drams, and half 

 4 grains ; but the Roupy is much the better Silver. In a word, they that 

 underftand Traffick well, and carry hence Gold or Silver to the Territories 

 of the Great Mogul, get always 7 or 8 per Cent, profit, provided they take 

 care to fhun the Cuftom-houfes. For if you pay them, the 7 or 8 per Cent. 

 which you might make profit, goes to them 5 and fo the Roupy comes to 

 30 Sous, the Half to if, and the Quarter to 7 and a half, the Eighth part 

 to 3 Sous and 9 Deneers. 



As for their Copper Money, fometimes 'tis worth more, fometimes Jefs,, as 

 Copper comes to the Mint. But generally the biggeft fort is worth 2. Sous 

 of our Money, the next 1 Sous, the next to that 6 Deneers. 



As for their Shell Money, the nearer you go to the Sea:, the more you 

 give for a Pecha ; fur they bring them from Maldives. Fifty or 60 of thefc 

 make a Pecha, which is that piece of Coin that is worth but 6 De* 

 neer's. 



For their Money of Mamoudi's, half Mamoudi's, and Almonds, all that fort 

 of Money is only currant in the Province of Gu&eratt, the principal Cities 

 whereof are Sur at, Barocba, C ambaya, Broudra, and Amadabat. Five Mamoudi's 

 go for a Crown, or a Real. For frnall Money they make no ufe of thefe Shells, 

 but of little Almonds, which are brought from about Or mus , and grow in 

 the Defarts of the Kingdom of Larr. If you break one of the SheHs, it is 

 impoffible to eat the Almond, for there is no Coloquintida fo bitter ; fo that 

 there is no fear lealt the Children mould eat their fmall Money. They have 

 alfo thofe little pieces of Copper which are call'd Pecha, 6 Deneer's in value. 

 They give 20 for a Mamoudi, and 40 Almonds for a Pecha j fometimes yon 

 may have 44, according to the quantity which is brought. For fome years 

 the Trees do not bear, and then the price of this fort of Money is very 

 much raifed in that Country 5 and the Bankers know how to make their be- 

 nefit. , 



Fig. 1. The Roupy of Gold. Fig. 2. The Half-Roupy of Gold. Fig. 3. The 

 Quarter-Roupy of Gold. 



. Fig. 4. The Roupy of Silver. Fig. p Another Roupy of Silver. Fig. 6. The 

 Half-Roupy of Silver. Fig. 7. The Quarter-Roupy of Silver. Fig. 8. The 

 Eighth part of the Roupy of Silver. 



Zig> 9. Four Pecha's of Copper. Fig.io. Two Pecha's of Copper. Fig.it: One 

 Pecha. 



Fig. 12. 



