DUTCH COINAGE

At the same sites, we also found some Dutch coinage, the first Dutch Governor immediately introduced Dutch coinage of the V.O.C. “ Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie “ (Dutch East India Company), after the capture of Malacca from Portuguese February 1641, ( 1641- 1795 and 1818-1825), 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Portuguese coins & other currency circulated for trading purposes still retained, but, the Portuguese Bazaruccos were withdrawn., and melted down, re-issued as newly issued Dutch-designed bazaar pieces, these Dutch look Bazaruccos were the only trading coins minted in Malacca during the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.
Gradually the Portuguese coins were withdrawn, the only coins accepted and recognized officially as legal tender were the Spanish 8 Real Silver coins and the coinage of the V.O.C. for use in the Netherlands East Indies which consisted of Malacca as well as all Dutch possessions in Sumatra.
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.