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Malay States Imitation Chinese Copper Cash Coins.

From the 8th century onwards, merchants from China introduced copper cash in bulk into the Malay States and these formed the chief, and at times the sole, currency of the majority of the States of the Eastern Archipelago.

The first native coinage of the Malay States developed from this copper cash. Owing to the monsoons and the shortage of ships to carry on the trade, the shortage of copper cash led local chiefs and merchants to cast imitations of the cash for their own needs. This copper cash in due course developed into a truly native coinage.

Original Copper Coin (Obverse)

Original Copper Coin (Reverse)

Imitation Copper Coin (Obverse)

Imitation Copper Coin (Obverse)



Imitation Copper Coin (Obverse)

Imitation Copper Coin (Reverse) With Brockage

Imitation Copper Coin (Reverse) With Brockage Error

 This is an other set of Chinese Copper Cash shows imitation copy.

Original Copper Coin (Obverse)

Original Copper Coin (Reverse)

Imitation Copper Coin (Obverse) With Retrograde Inscription. Rare.

Imitation Copper Coin (Reverse)

Although there were imitation Chinese Copper Cash, but there were well accepted by the local community just like the Singapore Merchant tokens.