Thailand, Bangkok Dynasty, Rama III, 1824-1851 AD, AR Baht, Prasat, Zeno-107808

Description

This coin was issued under
King Rama III (1824-1851 AD)
in
Bangkok dynasty
in Kingdom of
Thailand (Siam).
Rama III was
the third monarch
of Siam under
House of C
hakri
.  He succeeded his
father
Rama II
(1809-1824).
During his reign,
the military hegemony of Siam
was established by putting down the Laotian Rebellion (1826-1828),
the Siamese-Vietnamese War
(1831-1834), and the Siamese-Vietnamese War fought in Cambodia (1841-1845).
[The above explanations are quoted from Wikipedia etc.]
AR Baht
Bullet Money
.
Very nice and attractive coin.
According to the book "Curious Currency", Siamese Bullet Money were the principal money of Siam
until 1860
,
and were legal tender to 1904.  I will attach the snap shot of the page 79 pp of the book.
Design : Chakra symbol and Prasat symbol.
Provenance : Ex Mr. Robert Tye, Great Numismatist, in Yorkshire, UK in 1999.
Catalogue number is MN-2875, KM-137 and Zeno-107808.
MN catalogue is "Oriental coins and their values, Non-Islamic States & Western Colonies.  AD 600-1979.",
written by Michael Mitchiner, published by Hawkins Publications in London in 1979.
Zeno list is "Zeno Ru.-Oriental Coins Database" on line.
"Curious Currency, The Story of Money From the Stone Age to the Internet Age", written by Robert D. Leonard Jr.,
published by Whitman Publishing, LLC in Atlanta in 2010.
Size : 12 x 12 x 12 mm.     Weight : 15.05 gr.
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