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1 Salung - Rama III Prasat
| Issuer | Thailand |
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| Year | 1824-1851 |
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| Weight | 3.84 g |
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| Reverse description | Chakra (sacred discus of Vishnu) countermark punched into the curved outer surface of the bullet-form flan, depicted as a circular wheel with radiating spokes and a beaded or rope-twist border, applied in low relief within a round punch impression. The surrounding field exhibits the naturally convex, unworked surface typical of Siamese pot duang bullet coinage. No inscription or legend accompanies the mark. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Bullet coinage — of which this is a specimen — was produced in Thailand for centuries by folding a measured blank of metal and striking it into a compact, nugget-like form. The Salung was the quarter-Baht unit, and under Rama III the royal mint continued a production method essentially unchanged since the Ayutthaya period. Rama III's reign coincided with intensifying European commercial pressure and early Siamese engagement with Western traders, yet the monetary system remained deliberately insular until treaty obligations under Rama IV finally forced modernization.
The specific Prasat countermark distinguishes issues authorized under this reign's palace mint supervision.