Tin Animal Money
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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.
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Tin Animal Money.
See also[]
- Malaysian ringgit
- Ringgit
- Sultanate of Malacca
- Tin ingot
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Categories:
- Malaysia stubs
- Currency stubs
- History of Perak
- History of Selangor
- History of Negeri Sembilan
- Obsolete currencies in Malaysian history