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PATALUNG: tin 400 bia ( 1/2 fuang), ND (late 19th century)

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / World Coins - World Start Price:170.00 USD Estimated At:230.00 - 280.00 USD
PATALUNG: tin 400 bia ( 1/2 fuang), ND (late 19th century)
SOLD
250.00USD+ buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2014 Sep 20 @ 10:11UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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PATALUNG: tin 400 bia (½ fuang), ND (late 19th century), Pridmore-222, Ju Jin Gong Si written in barbarous Chinese / Patalung in Thai script and unclear Chinese inscription, but likely Wang Lang, countermarked in Chinese He Long within rectangle, Fine.

The word "bia" means conch shell, and one bia was valued at 800 per Thai fuang, which in turn was valued at eight fuang per baht. At the time 5 baht was exchanged for 3 Mexican dollars, thus 80 of these coins equalled one Mexican dollar.