Thailand 10 Satang

At a recent Ft.Lauderdale Coin Show I added a duplicate to my collection, but it was in uncirculated condition and had a nice history and provenance. 1

^OV: Around a center hole, design above, 10 in Siamese, left, 2 characters, right, Siamese inscription below.

vRV: Around a center hole, design above, Buddhist date 2484 in Siamese below, within center circle, multi-point burst, around.

The monetary unit of Thailand (Siam) is the baht (also called the tical)

with 100 satang equal to 1 tical.

A little history: On June 24, 1939 the Siamese people celebrated the seventh anniversary of their first constitution and on that day the government officially changed the name from Siam to Thailand. The name Siam originally belonged to a city in the northern part of the country, when that territory was ruled by another people. In time the Thai people came down from the north and were ruled as vassals to the ruling class until they rebelled. The Chinese used the name Sayam for the people living in the city of that name and it became corrupted by the Europeans to Siam. Subsequently the country became know as Siam.

Now the people are called Thai and the country Thailand. Thai means Free. King Prajadhipok (b.1893) ruled from 1925 to 1935 and died at his home in England May 25, 1941. He was only five feet tall and weighed 98 pounds, but he was fond of polo, golf and tennis. Until 1932 Thailand was governed under an absolute monarchy. In that year a coup d'etat was effected and a new constitution declared that the supreme power belonged to the people, the King exercising power only with the consent and advise of the people's representatives. Prajadhipok abdicated March 2, 1935, the Crown passed to his nephew, Ananda Mahidol (born Sept.20, 1925). 2

1 Provenance: Gobel, Hussey

2 Excerpt - "Brother Can You Spare A Dime?"

My Latest Acquisition At a recent Ft.Lauderdale Coin Show I added a duplicate to my collection, but it was in uncirculated condition and had a nice history and provenance. 1 THAILAND, KINGDOM of 10 SATANG (1941) BE 2484 - MINT: (no mintmark) = BANGKOK 19MM - .650 FINE - 2.5 GRAMS - EDGE: Reeded ^OV: Around a center hole, design above, 10 in Siamese, left, 2 characters, right, Siamese inscription below. vRV: Around a center hole, design above, Buddhist date 2484 in Siamese below, within center circle, multi-point burst, around. The monetary unit of Thailand (Siam) is the baht (also called the tical) with 100 satang equal to 1 tical. (1941) - BE 2484 10 SATANG – OBV (1941) - BE 2484 10 SATANG - REV A little history: On June 24, 1939 the Siamese people celebrated the seventh anniversary of their first constitution and on that day the government officially changed the name from Siam to Thailand. The name Siam originally belonged to a city in the northern part of the country, when that territory was ruled by another people. In time the Thai people came down from the north and were ruled as vassals to the ruling class until they rebelled. The Chinese used the name Sayam for the people living in the city of that name and it became corrupted by the Europeans to Siam. Subsequently the country became know as Siam. Now the people are called Thai and the country Thailand. Thai means Free. King Prajadhipok (b.1893) ruled from 1925 to 1935 and died at his home in England May 25, 1941. He was only five feet tall and weighed 98 pounds, but he was fond of polo, golf and tennis. Until 1932 Thailand was governed under an absolute monarchy. In that year a coup d'etat was effected and a new constitution declared that the supreme power belonged to the people, the King exercising power only with the consent and advise of the people's representatives. Prajadhipok abdicated March 2, 1935, the Crown passed to his nephew, Ananda Mahidol (born Sept.20, 1925). 2 1 Provenance: Gobel, Hussey 2 Excerpt - "Brother Can You Spare A Dime?"

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