MALACCA,
    The Portuguese took Malacca from the local sultan in 1511 and kept it for 130 years, when the Dutch took it away from them.
my article for World Coin News on coins of Malaysia (including Malacca)
 

All of these coins are tin.  Questions concerning their authenticity have been resolved.  Steve Album says they're good, and that's all I need to know.

MALACCA, Muzaffar, 1446-59, tin pitis, SS-1, ND, F $36.00 sold 9/27/2010, ask me if I have more of these
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MALACCA,Governor issue, 1511-15, tin bastardo, S-M.05, cross / armillary sphere, 38mm dia., 7mm thick, 49.4g, warped flan, normal pimpled surface, VF $300.00 sold
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MALACCA,Joao III, 1521-57,tin bastardo, S-J3.04, arms / armillary sphere, F $63.00
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MALACCA,Joao III, 1521-57,tin soldo, S-J3.06, cross / armillary sphere, Lisboa mint, XF $95.00
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MALACCA,Joao III, 1521-57, tin soldo, S-J3.07, ND cross / armillary sphere, Lisboa mint,  F+ $40.00
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MALACCA,Joao III, 1521-57, tin dinheiro, S-J3.11, similar types, F $33.00
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MALACCA,Sebastiao, 1557-78, tin bastardo, S-S01, arms / S B divided by 3 crossed arrows, 32mm, Malacca mint, F $130.00
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MALACCA,Sebastiao, 1557-78, tin bastardo S-S03 ND  arms / S B divided by 3 crossed arrows, 27mm, Malacca mint, small natural hole at edge, VF $64.00
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MALACCA,Sebastiao, 1557-78, tin bastardo, S-S04, arms / S B divided by 3 arrows, big dot at junction, Malacca mint, VF $65.00
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MALACCA,Sebastiao, 1557-78, tin dinheiro, S-S15, ND, B-A flanking 3 arrows / armillary sphere, diagonal L-R, F+ $40.00
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MALACCA,Sebastiao, 1557-78, tin dinheiro, S-S16, ND, B-A flanking 3 arrows / armillary sphere, diagonal R-L, VG $40.00 sold
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MALACCA,Sebastiao, 1557-78, tin dinheiro, F $40.00
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MALACCA,c. 1598-1640, tin bazarucco, S-BZ.01, ND, arms / cross, F $33.00
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274-242. MALAYSIA, MALACCA, 15-16th c.?, Xing Yuan Tong Shi Yi?, 22.5mm tin, clear but very sketchy characters, F+ $25.00
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