Catalog
1/2 Fuang - Phetracha Ayutthaya
| Issuer | Thailand |
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| Year | 1703-1709 |
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| Currency | Baht / Tical (1238-1869) |
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| Reverse description | Plain, convex, and undecorated surface forming the rounded back of the pod duang (bullet coin) planchet. The surface exhibits the characteristic dome-shaped form produced by folding and hammering the silver blank, with visible hammer marks and natural surface irregularities typical of Ayutthayan hand-struck coinage. No inscriptions, devices, or mint marks are present. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Phetracha seized the Siamese throne in 1688 by exploiting the chaos surrounding the expulsion of French forces and the death of King Narai, executing Narai's French-educated heir in the process. His reign was defined by isolationism and a sharp reversal of the cosmopolitan policies that had brought European influence deep into Ayutthaya. Pod duang coinage of this period circulated in a kingdom that had deliberately closed itself to foreign traders, meaning these pieces moved almost entirely within domestic markets.