10. Real Money Stone, Sumenep Sultanate (1730 AD)
Kingdom Sumenep in Madura circulate currency derived from foreign monies then given a stamp bearing the Arabic reads 'sumanap' as a sign of approval. Sumenep royal money derived from the Spanish currency is also called real stone because of an irregular shape. Formerly these silver coins are circulating in Mexico who then circulated also in the Philippines (Spanish colony). In the country of origin of money is worth 8 reales mi. In addition to real money Mexico, Sumenep kingdom also use Dutch guilders money and money thaler Austria.
9. Money Picis, Cirebon Sultanate (1710 AD)
Sultan who ruled the kingdom of Cirebon never circulated currency that is entrusted to a Chinese manufacturing. Money tin is very thin and fragile is rectangular or circular hollow in the middle, called picis, made around the 17th century. Round hole no writing Chinese or Latin lettered inscription reads Cheribon.
8. Money Jinggara, Kingdom of Gowa (16th century)
In the Sulawesi region, namely South Sulawesi and Southeast Sulawesi, Buton stood and the kingdom of Gowa. Kingdom of Gowa never circulate currency and gold, called jingara, one issued in the name of Sultan Hasanuddin of Gowa king who ruled in the years 1653-1669. In addition, money and materials are also circulating a mixture of tin and copper, called kupa.
7. Money Kasha Banten, Banten Sultanate (15th Century)
The currency of the Sultanate of Banten was first made around 1550-1596 AD. Banten took the form of coins from the pattern of Chinese cash coin with a hole in the middle, with his trademark six terms in the middle hole (hexagonal). Inscription on the face at first in the Java language: "Prince Queen". But after mengakarnya Islam in Banten, replaced the Arabic inscription, "Prince Queen Ing Banten". There are several other types of currency printed by the Sultan-sultan of Banten, either from copper or of tin, like those found on lately.
6. Money Kampua, Kingdom of Buton (14th century)
Money that is very unique, called Kampua with this woven fabric is the only one that ever circulated in Indonesia. According to folklore Buton, Kampua first introduced by Bulawambona, the Queen of the kingdom of Buton the second, which memerintaha around XIV century. After the queen died, and then held a "market" as a warning sign for his services for Buton kingdom. On the person who sold the market place with the surrounding cemetery engambil Queen Bulawambona. When finished selling, the traders give a upetiyang put on the tomb, which will enter the kingdom of cash.How to sell it eventually became a tradition for the people of Buton, even until the year 1940.
Gold currency of the Kingdom of Samudra Pasai for the first time printed by Sultan Muhammad, who ruled around 1297 to 1326.Dirhams or currency called Mas, and has a standard weight of 0.60 grams (the weight standard Kupang). But there are also coins Dirham Pasai very small weighing only 0.30 grams (1 / 2 or 3 Kupang Saga). Money Mas Pasai have diameters 10-11 mm, while the half-Mas diameter of 6 mm. In almost all the coin is written the name of the Sultan with the title of "Malik az-Zahir" or "at-Tahir Malik."
4. Money Gobog Puppet, the Kingdom of Majapahit (Ages k-13)
the Majapahit era is known coins called "Gobog Puppet", which for the first time introduced by Thomas Raffles, in his book The History of Java. The shape is round with a hole in the middle because of the influence of cash coins of China, or similar coins originating from China or Japan. Coins gobog original puppet was made locally, but not used as a medium of exchange. Actually, these coins are used for offerings in the temples as is done in China as in Japan, so-called temple coins. After the dim and the collapse of the kingdom of Majapahit in East Java (1528), Banten in western Java emerged as an increasingly crowded market town.
3. Money "Ma", (12th Century)
Java currencies from gold and silver recovered, including the site of Majapahit, mostly in the form of money "Ma", (short term) in Nagari or Siddham letters, sometimes in ancient Javanese script.In addition, currency in circulation also gold and silver with tahil unit, which was rediscovered in the form of gold coins with the inscription ta in Nagari letters. Both types of these currencies have the same weight, ie between 2.4 to 2.5 grams.
In addition, there are still some gold coins and silver square-shaped, ½ or ¼ circle, trapezoid, triangle, irregular even at all. This money is impressed created what is, in the form of rough pieces of metal; the emphasis here is just a stamp that indicates it can be used as a medium of exchange. Tera mark or stamp on these monies in the form of a picture of a vase and three stalks of plants or flower buds (lotus?) In the field of circular or rectangular. If related to Chinese chronicles from the Song Dynasty (960 - 1279) who reported that in Java, people use pieces of gold and silver as currency, maybe that's in question.
2. Money Krishnala, Jenggala Kingdom (1042-1130 AD)
In this day and Jenggala Daha, money-money gold and silver still be printed with standard weight, despite undergoing a process of change in shape and design. Gold coin which was originally a box-shaped design changes into the round, while the silver coin has a convex design, with a diameter between 13-14 mm.
At that time Chinese coins come so great that so many outstanding amount, eventually used in "official" as a means of payment, totally replace the function of the local currency of gold and silver.
1. Money dynasty (850 AD)
Indonesian currency was first printed around the year 850/860 AD, namely in the kingdom of Mataram dynasty, based in Central Java.The coins are printed in two types of gold and silver, have the same weight, and have some nominal:
* Period (Ma), 2:40 gram weight, equal to 2 or 4 Kupang atak
* Atak, 1:20 gram weight, equal to ½ period, or 2 Kupang
* Kupang (Ku), weighs 0.60 grams, equal to ¼ or ½ period atak
Actually there are even smaller units, namely ½ Kupang (0:30 g) and 1 Saga (0.119 grams). Dynasty era gold coins shaped like a small box, where coins with the largest unit (period) measuring 6 x 6 / 7 mm only. At the front there Devanagari letter "Ta". Behind him there is incuse (curve inward) that is divided in two parts, each of which there is a kind of circle. In the language of numismatic, this pattern is called "Sesame Seed".
While the silver coin has a period of between 9-10 mm diameter.On the front printed Devanagari letter "Ma" (short term), and on the back terdapatsyailendra.JPG incuse with the pattern of "Flower Sandalwood".
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