![]() ![]() We believe this was the first British coin to bear the date on the edge. It is interesting that the date is included in the edge inscription. This inscription translates from Latin as "The servant of the coinage", meaning that it serves to protect the coinage (presumably from attempted forgery). ![]() The edge inscription on the tin farthings reads:. At first, the movement of the second bar was equal to the circumference of the coin, but later the inscription was split between the two steel bars, and the second bar only moved half the circumference, each bar being responsible for impressing half the inscription. ![]() The second bar carried the inscription which was therefore forced into the coin. A blank coin was inserted into the gap, and a crank handle moved the sprung bar so that the coin was forced to roll against and along it. Two steel bars were used, one was screwed to a table, the other was movable and held by strong springs at a distance from the first bar slightly less than the diameter of the coin. There were several methods which could be used, but the process used for these tin coins was believed to be as follows. In addition to the copper plug as a security feature, the tin coins were produced with a lettered edge, which was applied before striking. The tin coinage gave the Crown an even greater profit margin, of up to about 40%, and as a result there was even more concern about the potential for forgery. This was done to alleviate the critical state of the Cornish tin mining industry, but also to recoup the King's losses, as Duke of Cornwall, because the price of tin had fallen from one shilling per pound in 1676 to less than eightpence. To counteract the forgery, in 1684, the production of farthings was changed from copper to tin with a copper center plug (and we think the recently introduced bi-metal £2 coins are an innovation!). Obverse of a 1684 Tin Farthing of Charles IIīritannia on the Reverse of a Tin Farthing of William & Mary 1690.īritannia - The Story of Britannia on Coins “….This is our new friends of Museum of Melaka, a.Britannia on British Tin Coins The Very Highest Quality Coins.The History of Melaka Currency/Tin Money Of Malacca.Tin Money: The Time Capsule Of Malaya & Malacca.Scientific Laboratory test on Tin coins.What Government Endorsed This Theory of Malacca Ti.From the history of 7 voyages of Admiral Zheng He.“ Tin Money of Malacca, 15th-17th century:.Dating of The Tin Money of Malacca…Dr Michael Fle.Islamic Currency & Melaka Tin Money Are Magic Coi.Authentication of Animal Money of Malacca….When &.Is Melaka Tin Money, A Charm, or Religious Offer.MAM Disagreed With Joe & Other On Definition of.In fact, there was a scarcity of small change during the early years of the Dutch occupation of Malacca, the Dutch authorities in Batavia issued emergency copper ¼ Stiver and ½ Stiver coins of Batavia bearing the date 1644 for use only in Malacca as well as Banda and Celyon, but, it was stopped for issue by the administrators of the V.O.C in Holland. for use in the Netherlands East Indies which consisted of Malacca as well as all Dutch possessions in Sumatra. Gradually the Portuguese coins were withdrawn, the only coins accepted and recognized officially as legal tender were the Spanish 8 Real Silver coins and the coinage of the V.O.C. ![]() “ Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie “ (Dutch East India Company), after the capture of Malacca from Portuguese February 1641, ( 1641- 17-1825), while the earliest issued Portuguese coins & other currency circulated for trading purposes still retained, but, the Portuguese Bazaruccos were withdrawn., and melted down, re-issued as newly issued Dutch-designed bazaar pieces, these Dutch look Bazaruccos were the only trading coins minted in Malacca during the whole administration of Dutch occupation. At the same sites, we also found some Dutch coinage, the first Dutch Governor immediately introduced Dutch coinage of the V.O.C. ![]()
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