1 Salung - Siamese porcelain gambling token ND (1800-1875) front 1 Salung - Siamese porcelain gambling token ND (1800-1875) back
1 Salung - Siamese porcelain gambling token ND (1800-1875) photo
© Micheal Linke

1 Salung - Siamese porcelain gambling token ND

 
Porcelain - 19.6 mm
Description
Location
Thailand
Type
Utility items › Counter tokens
Years
1800-1875
Value
1 Salung (¼)
Currency
Baht / Tical (1238-1869)
Composition
Porcelain
Diameter
19.6 mm
Shape
Scalloped (with 16 notches)
Orientation
Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized
1875
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#414777
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

Denomination given in Chinese character in blue, on disk held by elder man, perhaps a monk.

Script: Chinese

Lettering:

Translation: Salung ¼ baht

Edge

Plain, shallow scalloped with traces of green glazing.

Comment

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David Hartill