Malacca World Heritage Cultural Corridor and Heartland: Tin Money Academic Paper

This is part of our MAM Museum and MAM Jonker88 Group’s cultural collections, is presented via this e-Educational Program, only designed and presently specifically for (a) Public Enjoyment (b) Cultural Exchange (c) for promoting Melaka as UNESCO World Heritage City, where MAM is an institutional member of UNESCO-ICOM ( International council of Museums, UNESCO , No: 29766 ), also served as international committee members of UNESCO-ICOMMON, CECA, CINAM, CIUMUSET, ICMAT, ICOM-Exchange & Exhibition, ICOM-Conservation.
MAM Museum is a nonprofit cultural entity, we are only conducting a series of cultural road shows through its exhibitions in any region when our services are required to do so, in PWTC, KLCC, MINES, or in overseas, like in China & HK since 2002 till 2013 today, by extending our nonprofit services through our Blog World, as our e-Museum Marketing, Museum Promotion, Museum e-University Education Program, to promote our Melaka as regional sustainable cultural tourism hub.
The attached and presented MAM academic Papers, is showing how those sunken treasures, shipwrecks artifacts, especially those dated 13^th century Tin Money of Melaka, some in animal shape, some minted in Melaka Sultanate Period, some in Portuguese era, some in Dutch period, dated within 15^th century, some in China Copper Coins, named locally as ” Cheng Ho Coin, not in original copper , but minted in 80% tin, 20% lead…according to Malaysia Jabatan Kimia’s Laboratory Test Report, Malaysia…“, some called Tampang….Tanga, or Cheg Ho Money….etc
BUT, MAM must reiterated here, all those locally called “ Tin Money “ are only confirmed found along the present sites of old Public Bank and Semabok dumping ground in early 1970’, some are found along sea front of Bandar Hilir by local fishermen, anak Kampong….Better known areas are present sites of Mahkota Parade ( 80 acres reclaimed in early 1983 ) and reclamation lands of Kota Laksamana in early 1980’ and Dataran Pahlawan in 2003, when project of beautification and clearing of Sungai Melaka were conducted & implemented!
MAM Museum must categorically to reiterate here again that : “ Those found Tin Money are NOT yet be confirmed & certified by any archaeological sites of its mint in Melaka, so far is only here say by those found these tin money by local fishermen, some say from Pulau Besar, some claimed from small islands or sea beaches or riverside, or unearthed when development projects were carried on, or when reclamation projects conducted, all are hear say, NOT archaeological data or academic data provided professionally, or substantiated by our authority or qualified academic research team since early 19070’…

All these so-called archaeological sites and photos attached are shown in our Blog World, as our MAM Jonker88 Group’s e-University, e-Library, e-Research Center, e-Cultural Biodiversity Institute for all to share…
All world citizen, all international tourists, all domestic visitors and e-community are welcomed to share and to join, this is one of the way to empower our Melaka tangible or intangible cultural heritage, as our Universal Heritage, as our Open Living Human Treasure, in fact, Melaka’s core zone of UNESCO WHC , 37 hectares, is one of the regional biggest Open Living Museum, where its laying in our strategic cultural heartland, strategically embedded in our Melaka Super Cultural Corridor.
This is our Melaka’s newest Cultural Economy, Cultural Capital, Cultural Industry, is one of our Melaka Cultural Creativity holistic city. Viewed from Melaka multi culture, multi religion, multiracial harmony city, which is well known along the Jonker Street ( Jalan Hang Jebat ), Hereen Street ( Jalan Tun Cgeng Lock ), Jalan Tokong, Jalan Emas, Jalan Tukang Besi, Jalan Kasturi, Jalan Hang Lekiu, Jalan Kampong Pantai, Jalan Kg Hulu….
This is our unique and typical representative World Peace City. MAM proposed a regional Peace University to be established in Kota Melaka, under UNESCO, for promoting and advocating the International Peace, Regional Harmony, especially in our disorder world, full of fear, full of uncertainties , full of violence, full of crashes, full of war…..Is This Our Cyber Space…Cyber Lifestyle…?