Tin ingot
Videos
Tin ingots were a trading currency unique to Malacca.
Malaccan tin ingots in the National History Museum of Kuala Lumpur.
Malacca
Videos
Malacca, officially the Historic State of Malacca, is a state in Malaysia located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, facing the Strait of Malacca. The state is bordered by Negeri Sembilan
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 ingot weighs just over 1 pound (0.45 kg). Ten blocks made up one unit called a small bundle, and…
Malacca Sultanate Palace Museum, modern reconstruction of the palace of the Malacca Sultanate
The construction of the Middelburg Bastion was carried out in 1660 during Dutch-rule in Malacca, it is strategically located at the mouth of Malacca River
Dutch Malacca, c. 1750
Malacca River 1907, Church of St. Francis Xavier in the background