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10 Satang - Rama VIII thick planchet
| Issuer | Thailand |
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| Year | 1944 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Thai |
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| Reverse description | Central round hole flanked on the left by the numeral '10' and on the right by the Thai abbreviation 'สต.' (satang), both rendered in bold relief within cartouche-like panels set against an ornate background of traditional Thai floral scrollwork and flame motifs. The lower portion of the field carries the legend 'รัฐบาลไทย' (Thai Government) in Thai script, also set within a decorative panel. The entire design is framed by a beaded inner border and a toothed outer rim consistent with the obverse. |
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Thailand's tin coinage of 1944 was a direct consequence of wartime metal shortages — with Japanese occupation forces having monopolized strategic metals, the Thai government turned to tin, one of the country's own abundant domestic resources. Two distinct planchet thicknesses were produced within the same issue year, the thicker variety carrying notably more mass without any change in diameter, suggesting a mid-run adjustment to the blanking process rather than a planned specification change.
Rama VIII — Ananda Mahidol — was only sixteen and studying in Switzerland when these coins circulated in his name.