Tin ingot — Tin ingots (Chinese: 斗锡) were a trading currency unique to Malacca. Cast in the shape of a peck, or dou in Chinese, each block weighs just over one pound. Ten blocks made up one unit called a small bundle , and 40 blocks made up one large bundle … Wikipedia
History of money — Numismatics Terminology Portal Currency … Wikipedia
dis|tin´guish|er — dis|tin|guish «dihs TIHNG gwihsh», transitive verb. 1. to see or show the difference in; tell apart: »Can you distinguish cotton cloth from wool? 2. to see or hear clearly; make out plainly: »On a clear, bright day you can distinguish things far… … Useful english dictionary
dis|tin|guish — «dihs TIHNG gwihsh», transitive verb. 1. to see or show the difference in; tell apart: »Can you distinguish cotton cloth from wool? 2. to see or hear clearly; make out plainly: »On a clear, bright day you can distinguish things far away.… … Useful english dictionary
White money — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Malaysian ringgit — MYR redirects here. For other uses, see MYR (disambiguation). Malaysian ringgit Ringgit Malaysia (Malay) 马来西亚令吉 (Chinese) மலேசியா ரின்க்கிட் (Tamil) ريڠڬيت … Wikipedia
Malayan dollar — A Malayan dollar 5 cent note, 1941. The dollar (Malay: ringgit, Jawi: ريڠڬيت) was the currency of the British colonies and protectorates in Malaya and Brunei until 1953. It was introduced in 1939, replacing the Straits dollar at par, with 1… … Wikipedia
Malaya and British Borneo dollar — Ringgit (Malay) رڠڬيت (Malay) … Wikipedia
National History Museum (Malaysia) — For Wales s National History Museum, see St Fagans National History Museum. National History Museum at Merdeka Square … Wikipedia
thing — /TIN/ noun 1 IDEA/ACTION/FEELING/FACT (C) anything that you can think of as a single item, for example an idea, an action, a feeling, or a fact: The important thing is for us to tell the truth. | What a stupid thing to do. | A horrible thing… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
