Tin ingot

Malaccan tin ingots in the National History Museum of Kuala Lumpur.

Tin ingots (Chinese: 斗锡) were a trading currency unique to Malacca.

Cast in the shape of a peck, or dou in Chinese, each ingot weighs just over 1 pound (0.45 kg). Ten blocks made up one unit called a small bundle, and 40 blocks made up one large bundle.

Details of tin production in early Malacca were recorded in the 1436 book Description of the Starry Raft by Fei Xin, a translator of Admiral Zheng He.

References

Description of the Starry Raft (1436) Xin Cha Shen Lan 星槎勝覽

Malaysian currency and coinage

Topics	Bank Negara Malaysia Economy of Malaysia Malaysian ringgit

Old currencies	Banknotes of the Constantinople Estate (Johore) Japanese occupation currency Kelantan keping Malaya and British Borneo dollar Malayan dollar British North Borneo dollar Penang dollar Sarawak dollar Straits dollar Sumatran dollar Trengganu keping

Ancient currencies	Tin Animal Money Tin ingot

Gold bullion	Kijang Emas

Unofficial/non-legal tender issues	Kelantanese dinar

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Tin ingot

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