Dampang Public Deposited

Definition
  • A tin coin struck for Pahang in the Malay Peninsula from about A.H. 1261-1295. There are corresponding halves and quarters. From its shape, resembling a truncated obelisk, it is commonly known as "hat money."

Source
  • Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)

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