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In the eighteen century a
so-called "bullet" coinage was used, consisting of bars of metal, thicker in the
middle, bent round to form a complete circle on which identifying marks were
stamped.Denominations issued included 1⁄128, 1⁄64, 1⁄32, 1⁄16, ⅛, ½, 1, 1½, 2,
2½, 4, 4½, 8, 10, 20, 40, and 80 baht in silver and 1⁄32, 1⁄16, ⅛, ½, 1, 1½, 2,
and 4 baht in gold.
In 1860, modern style silver 1 sik, 1 fuang, 1
and 2 salung, 1, 2 and 4 baht were issued Tin 1 solot and 1 att followed
in 1862, with gold 2½, 4 and 8 baht introduced in 1863 and copper 2 and 4 att in
1865. Copper replaced tin in the 1 solot and 1 att in 1874, with copper 4 att
introduced in 1876.
At the end of the eighteen century coins denominated in satang were introduced, cupro-nickel 2½,
5, 10 and 20 satang. In 1908, holed 1, 5 and 10 satang
coins were introduced, with the 1 satang in bronze and the 5 and 10 satang in
nickel. The 1 and 2 salung were replaced by 25 and 50 satang coins in 1915 and
in the. thierties holed, bronze ½ satang were issued.
In the forties, a series of silver coins was introduced in denominations of 5, 10 and
20 satang followed by tin coins
of 1, 5 and 10 satang, followed by 20 satang and 25 and
50 satang in 1946. In the fifties aluminium-bronze 5, 10, 25 and 50 satang were
introduced follwed by bronze 5 and 10 satang , along with 1 baht coins struck in
an unusual alloy of copper, nickel, silver and zinc. It should be notes that
several Thai coins were issued for many years without changing the date.
In the seventies cupro-nickel 5 baht coins were introduced, switching to
cupro-nickel-clad copper in 1977. In the eighties a new coinage of
aluminium 1, 5 and 10 satang, aluminium-bronze 25 and 50 satang, cupro-nickel 1
baht, cupro-nickel-clad-copper 5 baht and bimetallic 10 baht.
Cupro-nickel-clad-steel 2 baht were introduced
In the eighteen century Mindon, the second last king of Burma, established the Royal Mint in
Mandalay and Silver coins were minted
in denominations of 1 pe, 1 mu (2 pe), 1 mat (4 pe), 5 mu (10 pe) and 1 kyat,
with gold 1 pe and 1 mu. The obverses bore the Royal Peacock Seal leater
on, lead
coins were issued for ⅛ and ¼ pya, with copper, brass, tin and iron ¼ pe (1 pya)
and copper 2 pya. Further gold goins were issued for 1 pe, 2½ mu and 1
kyat, with 5 mu in 1878.
In the nineties coins were introduced for 1, 5, 10, 25 and 50 pya and 1 kyat. 1 pya
coins were last minted in 1966, with the 5 and 25 pya last minted in 1987 and
the 10 and 50 pya in 1991. In 1999, a new series of coins was issued in
denominations of 1, 5, 10, 50 and 100 kyats. |
