THE THAI PROVINCES TIN COIN.
Thai Province:Songkhla Tin Coin.Sung Ch'eng T'ung Pao.(Singgora Currency)
This is a holed tin coin with Thai,Chinese and Malay inscritions.Coin in this group are round with a circular hole.
Sung Ch'eng is the Chinese transcription of Singgora.(Songkhla).
The reverse consists of an inscription in Arabic and Thai scripts,each divided into two parts on opposite sides of the central hole. A Malay inscription reads:Negri Singgora.The Thai inscription is placed left and right of the hole:Khla Song (Songkhla).The inscriptions are occasionally transposed.
This coin was first published by Millies in 1871.It appears that two denominations were issued, a 5gm coin and a 10gm coin.
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| Thai.Songkhla Tin Coin. Sung Ch'eng T'ung Pao.Obverse. (Tan Tai Seng Collection) |
Sung Ch'eng is the Chinese transcription of Singgora.(Songkhla).
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| Thai.Songkhla Tin Coin. Sung Ch'eng T'ung Pao.Reverse. (Tan Tai Seng Collection) |
This coin was first published by Millies in 1871.It appears that two denominations were issued, a 5gm coin and a 10gm coin.
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