Thai Province:Songkhla Tin Coin.Sung Ch'eng T'ung Pao.(Singgora Currency)
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Thai.Songkhla Tin Coin.
Sung Ch'eng T'ung Pao.Obverse.
(Tan Tai Seng Collection) |
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).
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Thai.Songkhla Tin Coin.
Sung Ch'eng T'ung Pao.Reverse.
(Tan Tai Seng Collection) |
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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