Thailand (1869) baht

from Stephen Album sale 41, lot 2805

This specimen was lot 2805 in Stephen Album sale 41 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2021), where it sold for $264. The catalog description^[1] noted, "THAILAND: Rama V, 1868-1880, AR baht, ND (1869), crown with umbrellas // elephant within chakra, VF." This undated type is rather scarce.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 15.1 g, silver.

Catalog reference: KM Y-31.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 41, featuring the Dick Nanta Collection of Giray Khans, Part II, the Charles Opitz Collection of Ethnographic Money, Part II, and the Allan F. Pacela Collection of Chinese Coins. Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2021.

Link to:

• Thailand (1860) baht
• Thailand (1864) 4 baht
• Thailand (1869) fuang
• Thailand (1876-1900) baht
• Coins and currency dated 1869