Barter rings
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Barter rings (Tagalog: panika) are ring-shaped gold ingots used as currency in the Philippines until the 16th century. These barter rings are bigger than a doughnut in size and are made of nearly pure gold.
Description
The early Filipinos traded piloncitos along with barter rings.[1]
Barter rings varies in thickness with a dual purpose: round hollow circlets of gold used as earrings or anklets by accounts like one in 1586 that stated:
“The people of this island (Luzon) are very skillful in their handling of gold. They weigh it with the greatest skill and delicacy that have ever been seen. The first thing they teach their children is the knowledge of gold and the weights with which they weigh it, for there is no other money among them.”[4]
See also
- Siamese photduang
- History of Philippine money
- Philippine peso, the currency of the modern Philippines.
- Philippine real
- List of historical currencies
References
- ^ "Metropolitan Museum of Manila, Philippines: Art for All - www.metmuseum.ph". Archived from the original on December 15, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
- ^ "Yaman". Manila Bulletin. June 28, 2021.
- ^ "Metropolitan Museum of Manila, Philippines: Art for All - www.metmuseum.ph". Archived from the original on December 15, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
- ^ Ocampo, Ambeth R. (August 30, 2011). "'Piloncitos' and the 'Philippine golden age'". INQUIRER.net.
External links
- https://asiasociety.org/new-york/exhibitions/philippine-gold-treasures-forgotten-kingdoms
- Central Bank of the Philippines – Money museum
- [1]
- ^ "Philippine Coin Information: PILONCITOS: The treasure of Philippine numismatic". Archived from the original on February 19, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2021.