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Tin Animal Money

Picture of Tin Animal Money, taken from the National History Museum at Jalan Raja, Kuala Lumpur.
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Picture of Tin Animal Money, taken from the National History Museum at Jalan Raja, Kuala Lumpur.

Tin Animal Money is early money believed to be first used by the royal courts of Malay Peninsula in the 15th century. These Tin Animal Money later evolved into a form of currency used in Perak, Selangor and Negeri Sembilan. The most common shape was the crocodile money, others include tortoises, elepahnts, fish, crickets, beetles, etc.

Tin Animal Money.
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Tin Animal Money.

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