pod duang
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Pod duang was a traditional bullet-shaped silver coin used as the primary monetary unit in historical Siam (Thailand), particularly during the Ayutthaya period.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coin
ⓘ
historical currency ⓘ silver coin ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
bullet coin
ⓘ
bullet money NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Southeast Asian coinage
ⓘ
Thai currency ⓘ |
| circulationArea |
Siamese tributary states
ⓘ
mainland Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| collectibleStatus | numismatic collectible ⓘ |
| country |
Siam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thailand ⓘ |
| culturalHeritageStatus | Thai numismatic heritage ⓘ |
| denominationSystem |
att
ⓘ
baht ⓘ fuang ⓘ salung ⓘ sio ⓘ |
| feature |
irregular shape
ⓘ
stamped with official marks ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Ayutthaya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | served as basis of traditional Thai monetary system ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Thai ⓘ |
| material | silver ⓘ |
| mintingTechnique | cast silver bar bent into a ball-like shape ⓘ |
| monetaryStandard | silver standard ⓘ |
| periodOfUse |
Ayutthaya period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thonburi period NERFINISHED ⓘ early Rattanakosin period ⓘ |
| primaryMonetaryUnitOf | Siam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ayutthaya economy
ⓘ
Rattanakosin economy NERFINISHED ⓘ Thai baht NERFINISHED ⓘ history of Thai currency ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Thai baht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | bullet-shaped ⓘ |
| timePeriod | circa 14th–19th centuries ⓘ |
| usedAs | primary monetary unit ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday transactions
ⓘ
tax payments ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Ayutthaya Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rattanakosin Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedUntil | early 20th century ⓘ |
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