Thailand BE2487 satang

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck dated 2487 (Buddhist Era) from locally available tin. Tin is plentiful in Thailand but makes a poor coinage alloy and is no longer used there for minting. The early coinage of Thailand, or Siam, is a confusing mix of atts, fuangs, salungs and bahts. However, by this period, the system had been simplified to 100 satang = one baht.

Recorded mintage: 11,920,000.

Specification: 1.5 g, tin, 15 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: KM Y60.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Tucker, Warren, and Scott Cordry, Heritage Signature Auction 3009: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2010.

Link to:

• BE2489 25 satang, child bust
• BE2489 50 satang, child bust
• BE2489 50 satang, adult bust
• BE2493 (1950) 10 satang
• BE2530 (1987) satang
• Coins and currency dated 1944