Thailand (1876-1900) salung
The first specimen was lot 41620 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $1,320. The catalog description[1] noted, "THAILAND. Salung (1/4 Baht), ND (1876-1910). Rama V. NGC Proof Details--Harshly Cleaned. EXTREMELY RARE in proof quality, this enticing specimen does exhibit some noted cleaning, though it does not appear to be as extreme as the classification of harsh. A hint of golden toning is now evident near the peripheries on the reverse." The second specimen was lot 2806 in Stephen Album sale 41 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2021), where it sold for $84. The catalog description[2] noted, "THAILAND: Rama V, 1868-1910, AR ¼ baht, ND (1876-1900), cleaned, yet still very attractive mint state example! PCGS graded Unc details." 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: 3.82 g, silver.
Catalog reference: KM-Y33.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
- [2]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.
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