Sulu Coins

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Sulu coins. The Muslims of Sulu in the southermost islands engaged actively in barter trade with the Arabs, Chinese, Bornean, Moluccan, and British traders. The Sultans issued coins of their own as early as the 5th century. Coins of Sultan Azimud Din (Alimuddin) that exist today are of base metal alloy bearing Arabic inscriptions and dated 1148 AH corresponding to the year 1735 of the Chrisian era. Other coins used in the country between 1782 and 1835 were varieties of the octavo and the quarto, bearing the names of Spanish rulers and the coat of arms of Spain. Eight octavos, or four quartos, were equivalent to one real; and the eight reales equaled one peso.