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10 Cents - Rama VIII Japanese Invasion
| Issuer | Royal Thai Mint |
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| Year | 1943 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central design features the Garuda emblem with outstretched wings above a naval anchor, surmounted by a tiered spired crown. The denomination numeral '10' appears to the lower left of the central device, with the Thai abbreviation for 'Cents' to its right. The Thai Buddhist Era date '๒๔๘๖' (BE 2486, corresponding to 1943) is inscribed in the lower field. The entire design is contained within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse script | Thai |
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Thailand's tin 10 satang of 1943 exists because the Japanese occupation severed the country's access to conventional coinage metals. Copper and nickel had been redirected entirely toward the Japanese war effort, forcing the Royal Thai Mint to fall back on domestic tin — one of Thailand's most abundant natural resources and, ironically, a commodity the Japanese themselves were extracting aggressively from the region.
Rama VIII, in whose name this coin was issued, was sixteen years old and residing in Switzerland at the time of striking.