Definizione

• A gold coin of the former kingdom of Atjeh in Sumatra. It can be traced to the latter part of the sixteenth century. Sir John Davis, in his Travels, 1598, states that

  1600 Caixas = 1 Mas, or Mace

  400 Caixas = 1 Koupan

  4 Koupans = 1 Mas, or Mace

  4 Mas = 1 Pardaw

  4 Pardaws = 1 Tayell, or Tail

  Netscher en Van der Chijs, De Munten van Nederlandsch-Indie. 1863. states that he has never seen the Koupan, Pardaw, or Tayell, and considers them moneys of account. Conf. also Millies, Recherches sur les monnaies des indigenes de l'Archipel Indien et de la Peninsula Malaie. 1871. (p. 72).

Fonte

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

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