Exquisite B & W Costume Jewerly

Exquisite B & W Costume Jewerly
Exhibited at Holland Days in Malacca

Tuesday, May 8, 2007

Authentication of Animal Money of Malacca…..When & Where…..?

The dating and location of those “animal money” found are the most disputed and controversial issues among the collectors and dealers, as some of the appraisers and authenticators we interviewed in Singapore, in Hongkong, China Numismatic Museum (CNM) or China Numismatic Society of China, under the central bank of PRC, People’s Bank of China.

CNM DG Prof Dai and Professor Zhou Weirong as Sec-General, both can only confirmed that some of the 20% tin less animal coins are found from Quanzhi Province, it may be dating to Han Dynasty ……but, some of the tin animal money MAM contributed to CNM, two set, consists of 40 over pieces of Malacca-found “series of tin money, from primitive coins, to animal coins, to Malacca Sultanate period, Zheng He Coins, Portuguese coins & Dutch coins..”, we were told that their scientific laboratory examination shown are similar to that results of Chemistry Department of Malaysia conducted in 2002, 70% tin and 30% lead and other elements.

From over 40 people our Museum interviewed from 1996-2004, especially from those fishermen from Portuguese Settlement, Bandar Hilir, Melaka, who always disposed of their discovered artifacts of “tin coins and animal money”, in the manner of pieces by pieces especially in Christmas, seasonal, not in big lot or in bulk… some 1-3, 5-8…

Also those relevant private collectors , individuals and dealers from Melaka Antiques Street (Jalan Hang Jebat) , or brokers to trade currency and tin coins, we interviewed ( in fact, is illegally to trade, as far as law is concerned in Malaysia, but is common practice among those sellers and buyers ) …

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