Friday, June 25, 2010

Cambodia 1 Fuang (1835 - 1904)

Kingdom, Norodom I

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Reference: KM# 32.1

Grade: VF

Value: 1/8 Tical

Copper-Billon, 3.2 g, 15mm.

Ruler: Norodom I

Obverse: Hamza bird without small circle at left

Mintage: Unknown.

The monetary system: 2 Att = 1 Pe, 4 Pe = 1 Fuang, 8 Fuang = 4 Salong = 1 Tical

This piece is crudely hand struck in Copper/Billon(Love Grade Silver), with a single die on a flat, black surface.