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In the states of Kedah,Perlis and Penang..(Malaysia) why is 10 cents called "se-kupang".? |
Travel Info Is there any story or history behind it. Can anyone from Malaysia clearify this. Travel Tips I believed that the word 'Kupang' was originally came from a place called 'Kupang' in old ancient Acheh. In the ancient time, Acheh produced many kinds of Gold coins and one of them were named 'Kupang'...When the Acheh traders came, they introduced the Kupang Gold Coin and it was spreading and widely used by the rich people at that time... Coins of Kelantan Between 1400 to 1780, a number of gold coins or Kupang were known to be minted for used in Patani and Kelantan. Unfortunately, little is known about the history of Kelantan coinage as these coins were not dated, except for the gold Kupang with the inscription 鈥淎l Julus Kelantan鈥? which were issued after 1780. The Kelantan-Patani gold coins which were on display in the Museum were only minted in one denomination, namely a Kupang, which contained approximately 9 grains of gold. There were three types of Kelantan gold coins: the Kijang coins, the Dinar Matahari or Sun coins, and coins with Arabic inscriptions on both sides. The Kijang coins derived their name from the motif of the Malayan barking deer or Kijang embossed as the obverse design. This motif is used as the logo of Bank Negara Malaysia. Several types of tin pitis, which were cast in the form of 鈥渃oin trees鈥?were also issued. The tin coin trees were produced by the use of moulds adapted from those used by the Chinese to cast copper coins. The coins were broken off from their branches to be used as cash, and the unused metal of the tree was then re-smelted in the next casting. All issues of Kelantan local coinage were discontinued in 1909 when the Straits Settlements coinage was introduced. Others Never heard se-kupang, normally we said satu kupang. Perak people said sepuluh cents. It's local slang, you can find the Malay language is different in different states. It's partly because of the local dialect; people from the rural areas in the North tend to speak Malay somewhat differently. Also, back in the day Peninsular Malaysia consisted of nine monarchies. The Northern states used 'kupang' as a unit of currency from time to time. Example: http://moneymuseum.bnm.gov.my/index.php?... there is a history of it...i think......kupang is a term used during the kesultanan melaka era to denominate a certain amount of money.i hav no idea why the slang satu kupang is so widespread in the northern states but almost unknown in the other states in malaysia. Yes, sekupang. History, story, clarification....don't know. Anyway, I say sepuluh sen. I'm not particularly sure of the history behind it & I think in ancient times, they were not called 'kupang'. But, it is advisable to call 10 cents as satu kupang and so on just to blend in with the locals. Different states in Malaysia practise their own slang of Malay language so this might be one point that distinguishes the northern states from the rest. |
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