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<p>[QUOTE="satootoko, post: 13597, member: 669"]99.99% probability that it is from Thailand, but that general description covers several different coins. A picture is essential for accurate attribution. Most such coins are very common and of nominal value, even uncirculated. Most likely either 1 salung or 25 satang (equal to 1/4 baht and slightly smaller than a U.S. nickle), or 50 satang (1/2 baht and slightly larger than the nickle)Just because you can't read Thai numbers doesn't mean there is no date on the coin. This is a good reminder that English is <i><b>not</b></i> the only language on world coins, and the Roman alphabet/arabic numbers combination are <i><b>not</b></i> the only characters used for inscribing coins. (In fact, what we call "arabic" numbers are substantially different from the numbers actually used in modern Arabic-speaking nations.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="satootoko, post: 13597, member: 669"]99.99% probability that it is from Thailand, but that general description covers several different coins. A picture is essential for accurate attribution. Most such coins are very common and of nominal value, even uncirculated. Most likely either 1 salung or 25 satang (equal to 1/4 baht and slightly smaller than a U.S. nickle), or 50 satang (1/2 baht and slightly larger than the nickle)Just because you can't read Thai numbers doesn't mean there is no date on the coin. This is a good reminder that English is [i][b]not[/b][/i][b][/b] the only language on world coins, and the Roman alphabet/arabic numbers combination are [i][b]not[/b][/i][b][/b] the only characters used for inscribing coins. (In fact, what we call "arabic" numbers are substantially different from the numbers actually used in modern Arabic-speaking nations.)[/QUOTE]
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