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10 Satang - Rama VIII thick planchet
| Issuer | Thailand |
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| Year | 1944 |
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| Composition | Tin |
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| Obverse description | Central round hole surrounded by a raised annular band bearing the Thai date inscription พ.ส. 2487 in Thai script. The field between the central hole and the toothed border is filled with an elaborate radiating floral and flame motif in traditional Thai decorative style, incorporating stylised lotus petals and pointed foliate elements arranged symmetrically around the perforation. A fine beaded inner border frames the decorative field, and a toothed outer rim encircles the entire design. |
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| Reverse script | Thai/Latin |
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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.