Cambodia 1959 10 sen

Cambodia, formerly part of French Indochina, was granted full independence in 1954 as a constitutional monarchy. Since then it went full circle, becoming increasingly Marxist until the genocide perpetrated by the Khmer Rouge prompted invasion by Vietnam in 1979, and since 1993 becoming a kingdom again.

Recorded mintage: 1,000,000.

Specification: aluminum.

Catalog reference: KM 54.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• South Vietnam 1953(a) 10 su
• Cambodia 1974 50000 riels Fr-8
• Coins and currency dated 1959
• return to coins of Cambodia