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Title	Thailand, AR Bullet Money/Unalom, 1782 - 1809 AD
Type/denomination	AR Bullet Money / Unalom
Diameter	14.5 millimeters
Weight	17.24 grams
Origin	Thailand
Period	1782 - 1809 AD
Description	In the history of Thai currency, the money that was most enduring was Pot Duang or bullet money. This first appeared during the Sukhothai era, 13th - 14th centuries AD. Pot Duang money were hand-made coins. Metal strips were bent and folded into spheres very much like a bullet, thus the name, bullet money. A bullet coin is shaped somewhat like a signet ring. It was made from a short bar of silver, widest at the middle, with its ends bent around to form a complete circle. It was then stamped with various circular decorations that could indicate certain rulers or places of manufacture. The coins were solid silver, but since their weight varied, their value had to be assessed by weighing before a transaction could take place. During the Kingdom of Ayudthaya (1569-1767) many high-quality bullet coins were produced, but because of the destruction of Ayudthaya's records during the Burmese sacking in 1767, it is difficult to attribute the marks on the bullet coins to the correct reign. Ayudthaya coins are well made and, aside from their markings, can be distinguished by their shape. Ayudthaya bullets have one hammer mark. After the Ayudthaya era, King Taksin (1767-1782) reigned over a transitional kingdom at Thonburi (opposite the present day Bangkok). The most distinguishing feature of Rattanakosin (Bangkok) era coins is the mark of the chakra , the Buddhist Wheel of Law and symbol of the Chakri Dynasty. Ninety-five percent of Bangkok coins have the chakra as a dynastic mark, plus another personal mark. The stamping of the marks was done with the newly made bullet coin held in a mold in an elephant bone. Elephant bone was used because wood was too soft and would split, and iron was too hard and would flatten the coin. Bullet money was in circulation for 600 years from the Sukhothai era to Rattanakosin until its withdrawal from circulation in 1904 during the reign of King Rama V.
Publisher	Hillsdale College
Donor	Alwin C. Carus
Collection	World
Accession number	20050089

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