Tin Animal Money
Malay currency
Tin Animal Money is a form of currency believed[citation needed] to be used by the royal courts of Malay Peninsula from the 15th through 18th centuries. It evolved into a form of currency used in Perak, Selangor and Negeri Sembilan. The most common shape was that of a crocodile. Other forms include tortoises, elephants, fish, crickets, beetles, chickens and other birds and animals such as goat sheep cow etc. animal money was used as a means of exchange
See also
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- Malaysian ringgit
- Ringgit
- Sultanate of Malacca
- Tin ingot
External links
- Classification of Ingot Money Forms of Malay Peninsula, Kra Isthmus and Menam Valley
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- Banknotes of the Sungei Buloh Settlement
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- Malayan dollar
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- Tin Animal Money
- Tin ingot
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