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1/8 Tical - Norodom I blank reverse
| Issuer | Cambodia |
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| Year | 1847 |
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| Weight | 1.50 g |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicting the Hamsa bird (sacred goose of Hindu-Buddhist tradition) in profile facing left, rendered in low relief with stylized plumage and outstretched wing. The bird stands upon a decorative foliate base, with a serpentine or floral element rising to the left. The design occupies the full field of the flan with no surrounding legend, in a naive but symbolically rich engraving style characteristic of mid-19th century Cambodian coinage. |
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| Mintage | ND (1847) - KM# 32.1 (small circle at left) - ND (1847) - KM# 32.2 (no small circle at left) - |
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Norodom I did not actually assume the Cambodian throne until 1860, making the 1847 date on this issue a regnal or ceremonial attribution rather than a straightforward minting date — the political authority behind early Cambodian billon coinage of this period was deeply contested, with the kingdom caught between Siamese and Vietnamese suzerainty. The blank reverse is not an error; it was the intended design for this denomination, a convention rooted in regional billon coinage traditions predating French protectorate influence.