1 Bazaruco

The bazaruco was a low-denomination coin produced specifically for Ceylon's local market, where Portuguese colonial administrators needed small change that would actually circulate among the island's population. Tin was the practical choice — copper was scarce and expensive in the region, while tin could be sourced through existing Portuguese trade networks running through Malacca.

KM#35 spans nearly two decades of issue, suggesting the dies were reused or replaced multiple times without changing the type. Tin strikes from this period are notoriously susceptible to pest — a form of metal degradation — making intact survivors considerably less common than original mintages would imply.