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1 Tamlueng Northern Kingdoms
| Issuer | Thailand |
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| Year | 1296-1558 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Obverse of this large hammered silver tamlueng displays the characteristic crescent or horseshoe-shaped form of Northern Thai bullet coinage, with the flat upper surface bearing two impressed stamp marks applied by punch. The upper right field features a circular medallion with a dotted or granulated border enclosing an interlaced floral or geometric rosette motif, while the upper left field carries a second stamp impression bearing stylised Fak Ham script characters. The overall surface of the crescent arm is covered with additional incuse script or decorative punch marks in the Lanna tradition, attesting to the multiple-mint origin of this denomination. |
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| Mintage | ND (1296-1558) - คอน; Lampang - ND (1296-1558) - งาว; Ngaw - ND (1296-1558) - นาน; Nan - ND (1296-1558) - หม; Chiang Mai - ND (1296-1558) - เถิน; Thoen - ND (1296-1558) - เพียไร; Phiarai - ND (1296-1558) - แพร; Phrae - ND (1296-1558) - แสน; Chiang Sean - |
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The tamlueng was the dominant weight unit in the Northern Thai kingdoms — particularly Lan Na, centered at Chiang Mai after its founding in 1296 — and silver coinage of this period circulated as weighed bullion rather than struck money in the European sense. These pieces functioned within a system where value was confirmed on the scale, not by die. Lan Na maintained considerable monetary independence from the Siamese kingdoms to the south throughout this period, a separation that ended only with the Burmese conquest of Chiang Mai in 1558.