Thailand (1876-1900) baht
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This specimen was lot 1768 in Stephen Album sale 37 (Santa Rosa, CA, June 2020), where it sold for $833. The catalog description[1] noted, "THAILAND: Rama V, 1868-1910, AR baht, ND (1876-1900), PCGS graded MS64." The early coinage of Thailand, or Siam, is a confusing mix of atts, fuangs, salungs and bahts. In 1908, the system was simplified to 100 satang = one baht. This undated type is common but scarce nice. Rama V is the potentate starring (some say mocked) in the musical "The King and I."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, 31.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM Y34.
- 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 37, featuring the Gamal Amer Collection of Egyptian Coins and the Ahmed Sultan Collection of Ottoman Coins, Part II, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.
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