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PAMPZ94 : Bullet Medal - PhotDuang (Bead) (Coin, Thai amulet)  with Katha: OL_Kindness | | | |  |  |  |  |  | |
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Name : A bullet coin (PhotDuang)
Origin : Thailand
Weight : Approximate 15.2 g.
Purpose : Require donation of money for developing the temple.
Materials : A short bar of silver
Size : 1.5 cm x 1.5 cm
A bullet coin (PhotDuang) is shaped something like a
signet ring. It was made from a short bar of silver, widest at
the middle, with its ends bent around to form a complete
circle. It was then stamped with various circular decorations which could indicate certain reigns or places of manufacture.
The coins were solid silver, but since their weight varied, their value had to be assessed by weighing before a transaction
could take place.
During the Kingdom of Ayudthaya (1569-1767) many high-quality bullet coins were produced, but because of the destruction of Ayudthaya's records during the Burmese sacking in 1767, it is difficult to attribute the marks on the bullet coins to the correct reign. Ayudthaya coins are well made and, aside from their markings, can be distinguished by their shape. Ayudthaya bullets have one hammer mark.
After the Ayudthaya era, King Taksin (1767-1782) reigned over a transitional kingdom at Thonburi (opposite the present day Bangkok). The most distinguishing feature of Rattanakosin (Bangkok) era coins is the mark of the Chakra, the Buddhist Wheel of Law and symbol of the Chakri Dynasty. Ninety-five percent of Bangkok coins have the chakra as a dynastic mark, plus another personal mark. The stamping of the marks was done with the newly made bullet coin held in a mold in an elephant bone. Elephant bone was used because wood was too soft and would split, and iron was too hard and would flatten the coin.
The old Thai monetary units were complicated. The largest denomination was a Chung that was used only for accounting purposes. Twenty tamlueng equaled one chung, four baht equaled one tamlueng , four salueng equaled one baht and two feungs equaled one salueng with further breakdowns into seeg ziew or pai utt and solot This system prevailed until 1897, when it was replaced with the current system of baht and satang (one hundred satang equals one baht).
Some guru Buddhist amulets use this bullet coin to made amulet because it’s rare and valuable.
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