MALAYSIA MALAYA SULTANATE, GRASSHOPPER TIN 1700s RRR Start Price USD 1,250.00 Current Price USD 1,250.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, September 05, 2008 End Time Friday, September 12, 2008 Location Bandung, West Java See more about 'MALAYSIA MALAYA SULTANATE, GRASSHOPPER TIN 1700s RRR' Description This is an UNKNOWN TIN TOKEN was found in the area of Riau Archipelago. Probably it was a token from the Malaya Sultanate, ca. 1700-1800's. Pattern : A GRASSHOPPER SITTING ON A ROUND OBJECT (The Javanese called as WALANG KADUNG or WALANG KEKEK). Weight 1.87 gm; Sizes 12 mm x 22 mm. From the book of "The Coins of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei 1400-1986, by Saran Singh); in the sub-title : "TIN COCKERELS PERCHED ON RINGS" pp 243-244 (SS-20a to SS-20d); we found that : During the reign of Sultan Muhammad Jiwa Zainal Abidin Muazzam Shah (1710-1773), animal money made of tin was introduced in Kedah. This form of currency was restricted to models of the fighting cock which was perched on a number of rings attached to it's base. It is known that the fighting cock itself was worth five cents of the Spanish Dollar while each attached ring below added a further one cent to it's value. For small purchases the metal rings were broken off and used as one cent piece. A few pieces of this tin cockerel on rings were still in circulation as late as the 1850's when each ring was worth 10 pieces of the Singapore merchants One Keping Tokens. ALL ARE CLASSIFIED AS "RRR" (VERY VERY RARE) !!! From our imagination, we can give a reconstruction about this GRASSHOPPER TOKEN, with two pieces of rings value two cents (SEE PICTURES). Including here : 2 pieces of rings value 2 cents (Total weight 4.47 gm; Sizes 9/11 mm x 22/23 mm). Average Grades Beautiful XF/VF !! A RARE & STRANGE TIN GRASSHOPPER TOKEN FROM THE MALAYA SULANATE !! WE ONLY HAVE THIS SINGLE PIECE !! NO ONE LEFT !!  PAYMENT & SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS : (1). We accept online payments via Paypal. (2). We also accept payment by Bank/Wire Transfer. (3). Due to the expensive of bank fees to clear, Money Orders and Personal Checks are not accepted. (4). Our standard shipment is by Registered Airmail. Buyer adds $4.00 (WORLDWIDE) for the Shipping and Handling. Multiple biddings will save on postages (Based on weight). Powered by eBay Turbo Lister The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. Place a Bid!