E-auction 85-43444 - fwo_335465 - THAILAND 1 Baht Rama III variété “Prasat” 1824-1851

THAILAND 1 Baht Rama III variété “Prasat” 1824-1851 VF

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Estimate :	40 €
Price :	32 €
Maximum bid :	38 €
End of the sale :	01 December 2014 17:59:00
bidders :	5 bidders

Type : 1 Baht Rama III variété “Prasat”

Date: 1824-1851

Quantity minted : -

Metal : silver

Diameter : 15 mm

Weight : 15,24 g.

Edge : lisse

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire avec “Prasat”(petite pagode) en contremarque. Patine gris foncé

Catalogue references :

KM.19/C47

Obverse

Reverse

Commentary

Aussi appelé “bullet money” ou “bullet coinage”, ces petites boules d’argent sont caractéristiques du monnayage de l’ancienne Thaïlande. Utilisé du Moyen Âge jusqu’au années 1920 on rencontre plusieurs dénominations caractérisés par des variations de taille et de poids des exemplaires. Le baht pèse 15 gramme, le demi 7,7 et le quart 3,85. Deux marques sont généralement apposées, elles permettent de déterminer le souverain émetteur. Il y a des variantes, en général trois, pour chaque règne, avec trois marques différentes.
Also called “bullet money” or “bullet coinage,” these small silver balls are characteristic of the coinage of ancient Thailand. Used from the Middle Ages until the 1920s, there are several denominations characterized by variations in size and weight of the coins. The baht weighs 15 grams, the half 7.7 and the quarter 3.85. Two marks are generally affixed, they allow to identify the issuing sovereign. There are variants, generally three, for each reign, with three different marks