1558-1578 AD., Malacca as Portuguese colony, Sebastião, Malacca mint, ½ Bastardo, SS-S.07.

Malacca as Portuguese colony, Sebastião, Malacca mint, 1558-1578 AD.,
1/2 Bastardo (ø 25-28 mm / 5,69 g), cast, calain (Asian tin), ca. 11 g mint weight for 1 Bastardo, axis coin alignment ↑↓ (ca. 180°),
Obv.: T , letter within shields decorated by pellets/dots, cross and dots above and flanking, all within circle, dotted border.
Rev.: S - B , three crossed arrows divide letters, big pellet at center, dots within two circles around, dotted border.
SS-S.07 .

Year / Mintage / Details
no date (1558-1578)

Currency during kings João III and Sebastião´s reign:
1 Pardau= 6 Tangas= 6 Bastardos= 360 Reais= 180 Bazarucos= 900 dinheiros
1 Soldo= 10 Dinheiros