Coins Museum

Coins Of Malay Ruling Power
Where These Money Came From?
Country of Origin - Malacca

Coins minted in Malacca Sultanate after 1409, when Parameswara was converted into a Muslim.	As Malacca turned into one of the Islamic  state, many tin coins were designed with  Arabic language carrying the name of Sultan (King).

 
  In the early days of the Malacca Sultanate era, gold dusts, pieces of silver bars and tin blocks were transacted as a common currency exchange.  According to the Ming Annals 1436, the tin ingot blocks circulated in Malacca, weighted between 1 1/4 katis (about 756 grams) and 1 1/2 katis (about 907 grams).  Other forms of common currencies transacted in Malacca were cowrie shells, mainland Chinese copper cash,  tin pitis, and gold Dinars coinage from Sumantara.

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