Part II. An account of the Money of Asia. *7 



three Deneers. This piece of Tin is only thick in the fides, the middle be- 

 ing as thin as Paper. 



Fig. 3, and 4. is a piece that goes at the value of four Deneers. 



Fig. y , and 6. are their Shells, whereof they give fifty for the little piece 

 of Tin. 



The Money of Gold and Tin of the King of Achen. With the Money 

 in Gold Coined by the King of Macafiar, and the Celebes. And 

 the Silver and Copper Momy of the King of Camboya. 



Fig. 1, and 2. is the Money m Gold coin'd by the King of Achen, in the 

 Hand of Sumatra. In goodnefè it is better than our Louis j an Ounce be- 

 ing well worth fifty Franks. This piece weighs 10 Grains, and would be 

 worth fixteen Sous and eight Deneers of our Money. 



Fig. 3, and 4. is the fmall Money made by the ,fame King, being of Tin, 

 and weighs eight Grains. The Tin being good, I value it at 16 Sous a pound 5 

 and then 7j of thefe pieces is worth one Sous of ours. 



Fig. and 6. is the Money in Gold of the King of Macajfar, or the CV~ 

 hbes. This piece weighs twelve Grains, and the Hollanders take it for a Florin 

 of our Money; which comes to 23 Sous and eight Deneers. 



Fig. 7, and 8. is the Silver Money of the King of Camboya j being good 

 Silver, and weighs thirty two Grains. The piece comes to 24 Sous of pur 

 Money ; nor does the King coin it at any higher rate. He has a great quan- 

 tity of Gold in his Country, but he never coins it into Money; for he trades 

 with it by weight; as he does with his Silver, according to the cuftom of 

 China. , j 



Fig. 9, and 10. is the Copper Money of the King of Camboya. The King of 

 Java, the King of Bantam, and the Kings of the Molucca Iflands coin no other 

 Money, but pieces of Copper after the fame form and manner. As for their 

 Silver Money, they let it pafs as it comes out of other Countries, without 

 melting it down. In Bantam, in all fava, in Batavia, and the Molucca's, there 

 is. little other Money ftirring, but Spanijh Reals, Rixdollars of Germany, and 

 Crowns of France ; the greateft part being Half-Reals, Quarters, and Eighth 

 parts. But in Batavia they ufe befides for fmall Money, Shillings, double Sous' 

 and Sous, as in Holland. 



The Money in Gdd, Silver, and Of per, of the King of Siam. 



Fig. 1, and 2. is the Money in Gold, coin'd by the King of Siam ; and weighs 

 18 Grains more than our Half-Piftol. The Gold is of the fame Goodnefs, 

 and may be worth 7 Livres and one Sous of our Money. When the Mer- 

 chants, that trade in that Country, bring thence either Gold or Silver, 'tis for 

 want of other Commodities, as Silk, Musk, Sandal, Wood Gum Lake, Ele- 

 phants teeth, and other things. For by carrying out Gold or Silver, they reap but 

 two in the hundred profit. 



Fig. 3j 4> S>and 6. is a piece about the bignefs of a large Hazle-Nut, flatted 

 on the four fides, like a femicircle, three fides whereof are open like a Horfè- 

 lhoe ; and upon two fides are certain of their own Letters. There is no Money 

 in the Eaft fo ftrangely coin'd as this. It weighs three Drams and a half, and 

 25: Grains, and is as good as our Silver at three Livres and 16 Sous the 

 Ounce. It amounts to 32 Sous and 4 Deneers of our Money. 



Fig. 6, 7, and 8. is the Copper Money of the King of Siam ; and they give 

 two hundred of thefe pieces for one piece of Silver. For their fmall Money, 



they 



