Cross of St. George surrounded by +IOA:III:POR:ET:AL: (for "Joao III King of Portugal and the Algarve") // Armillary sphere. 18.5mm, 1.62 grams. Malacca mint. SMK19; Sim J3.07.
Malaka was captured by the Portuguese on the 24th of August, 1511, after an attack on the city by a force led by Alfonso D'Albuquerque, the 2nd Viceroy of Portuguese India (1509-1515) and who was to become to the first governor of Melaka.