2½ Baht "Paddueng" - Rama IV
Issuer Thailand
Type Standard circulation coins
Obverse
Crown
Reverse
Elephant in Chakra, a star above
Basic Information
Category
Coin
Ruler
Phra Chom Klao (Rama IV / Mongkut) (Wikidata)
Technique
Milled
Orientation
coin
Demonetization
Yes
Face Value
2½ Bahts (Numeric: 2.5)
References
Y #13
Physical Characteristics
Composition
Gold (.997)
Weight
2.2 g
Size
15 mm
Shape
Round
Technical Details
Comments
Paddueng means thirty-two, used for 1/32 of a Chang. The coin is also called Chinkang, means Chinese Tamlueng.
The finess of gold using for producig this coin was called "Gold 8½", means 1 weight unit of gold equals 8.5 weight units of silver. (The highest quality of gold in siam was "Gold 9", which is almost pure gold.)