MALAYSIA TIN MONEY:KEDAH TIN RING.(1710--1773)

Malaysia Kedah Tin Ring Money.  

Rarity:RRR 


Malaysia Kedah.
Tin Cockerels Perched
On Rings.



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.

There are Cockerel perched on 3 rings,5 rings and 6 rings.

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.



Kedah.Broken Off Tin Rings.
(Dickson Niew Collection)



Kedah.Broken Off Tin Rings.
(Dickson Niew Collection)









Kedah.Broken Off Tin Rings.
(Dickson Niew Collection)



Kedah.Broken Off Tin Rings.
(Dickson Niew Collection)



From the few records available,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 medal rings were broken off and used as one cent pieces.

Today,these Kedah.Broken Off Tin Rings were already more then 238 years old and there are still in almost mint conditions.

RSP: RM250.00

(Available for sale)