Thailand RS121 baht

Steve Album sale 30, lot 993

This specimen was lot 993 in Stephen Album sale 30 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2018), where it sold for $282. The catalog description^[1] noted, "THAILAND: Rama V, 1868-1910, AR baht, RS121, PCGS graded EF45, RR. Because of a faulty die the second one in 121 is often confused for a 0." 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 type is listed for RS120-126 (1901-07) and is not common. Rama V is the potentate starring (some say mocked) in the musical "The King and I."

Recorded mintage: 4,070,000.

Specification: 15 g, silver, 31.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM Y-34a.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 30, featuring the George Anderson Collection of Tibetan Coins, the Dr. John W. Lund Collection of Swedish Coins and the Mike Edwards Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2018.

Link to:

• Thailand (1876-1900) baht
• Thailand RS116-H 2-1/2 satang
• Thailand RS116-H 10 satang
• RS 118 (1899) 2 att
• RS 121 (1902) fuang
• RS 122 (1903) att
• RS 123 (1904) fuang
• RS 125 (1906) baht
• Coins and currency dated 1902
• return to coinage of Thailand