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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Loong Siew, post: 2417948, member: 75799&quot;]Portuguese occupation of Malacca. </p><p><br /></p><p>Joao III (1521-1527). Tin bastardo. 9.6g. VF+.</p><p><br /></p><p>Joao III&nbsp; (1521-1527). Tin dinheiro. 4.32g. VF+ XF</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: Navigational sphere. </p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse: Portuguese Royal Coat of Arms (bastardo).</p><p><br /></p><p>ISMA (Ioannes Senhor Malacca)</p><p><br /></p><p>The Malacca Sultanate which dominated much of the Malay peninsula and Sumatran Indonesia was conquered and colonized by the Portuguese from 1511 for approximately 130 years before they were annexed by the Dutch. During the Portuguese occupation, crude tin coinage became the medium of exchange and trade. The bastardo was one of the larger if not the largest denominations and most were crudely struck and worn thus better conditioned pieces became exceedingly scarce.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]500539[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]500540[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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