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4 Baht "Pit" - Rama IV ND
1863 year| Gold | - | - |
| Issuer | Thailand |
|---|---|
| King | Phra Chom Klao (Rama IV / Mongkut) (1851-1868) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Year | 1863 |
| Value | 1 Tamlung = 4 Bahts |
| Currency | Baht / Tical (1869-1897) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-08 |
| Numista | N#135454 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 94% |
Reverse
Elephant
Comment
© Eur-Seree Collecting
Pit means twenty, used for 1/20 of a Chang. The coin is also called Ekkang, means one Tamlueng.
The finess of gold using for producig this coin was called "Gold 8½", means 1 weight unit of gold equals 8.5 weight units of silver. (The highest quality of gold in siam was "Gold 9", which is almost pure gold.)
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about the 4 Baht "Pit" coin from Thailand made of Gold is that it was minted during the reign of King Rama IV (also known as King Mongkut) in the mid-19th century, and it was the first gold coin to be issued by the Kingdom of Siam (now Thailand) in over 200 years.
