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2 Pe / 1/2 Fuang - Norodom I
| Issuer | Cambodia |
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| Year | 1847-1860 |
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| Value | 2 Pe = 1/2 Fuang (1⁄16) |
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| Obverse description | A rooster depicted in left profile, rendered in a crude, archaic style characteristic of Cambodian hammered coinage of the mid-nineteenth century. The bird's body is shown with short, roughly incused feather details, with a pronounced tail and visible comb above the head. The overall execution is irregular and primitive, reflecting the hand-struck nature of the piece. No legend or inscription appears in the field. |
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| Reverse description | Plain, unadorned field with no device, legend, or decorative element. The surface exhibits the characteristic irregular texture and flow lines typical of hammered silver coinage of this period and region. The blank reverse is a defining feature of this Cambodian issue. |
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Norodom I was not yet king when this series began — he was still crown prince, ruling as regent under Vietnamese and Siamese pressure while Cambodia's sovereignty was being negotiated between competing regional powers. The French protectorate wouldn't be formalized until 1863, meaning these coins circulated in a Cambodia that was effectively a contested buffer state. The Fuang denomination itself derives from the Siamese monetary system, reflecting Bangkok's deep administrative influence over the Cambodian court at Phnom Penh during this period.