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Bullet money or bullet coins, known in Thai as ' (; , also spelled ''pod duang'', etc.), were a type of coinage historically used in Siam (now
File:Ramathibodi II era Pod Duang.jpg, King Ramathibodi II (1491-1529 CE)
File:Maha Chakkraphat era Pod Duang.jpg, Maha Chakkraphat (1548-1569 CE)
File:Maha Thammarachathirat era Pod Duang.jpg, Maha Thammarachathirat (1569-1590 CE)
File:Naresuan era Pod Duang.jpg, Naresuan (1590-1605 CE)
File:Songtham era Pod Duang.jpg, Songtham (1611-1628 CE)
File:Prasat Thong era Pod Duang.jpg, Prasat Thong (1629-1656 CE)
File:Narai era Pod Duang.jpg, Narai (1656-1588 CE)
File:Uthumphon era Pod Duang.jpg, Uthumphon (1758 CE)
File:Rama I era Pod Duang.jpg, Rama I (1782-1809 CE)
File:Rama II era Pod Duang.jpg, Rama II (1809-1824 CE)
File:Rama III era Pod Duang.jpg, Rama III (1824-1851 CE)
File:Rama IV era Pod Duang.jpg, Rama IV (1851-1868 CE)
Bullet money or bullet coins, known in Thai as ' (; , also spelled ''pod duang'', etc.), were a type of coinage historically used in Siam (now Thailand
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...
) and its predecessor kingdoms. They were almost exclusively made of silver, in the form of a bar bent into a roundish shape, and stamped with certain marks. ''Photduang'' were issued according to the ''baht
The baht (; , ; currency sign, sign: ฿; ISO 4217, code: THB) is the official currency of Thailand. It is divided into 100 ''satang'' (, ). Prior to decimalisation, the baht was divided into eight ''fueang'' (, ), each of eight ''at'' (, ). The ...
'' system of weights, known among Westerners as the ''tical'', which is the basis of the modern Thai currency. Their earliest common use is from the Sukhothai Kingdom
The Sukhothai Kingdom was a post-classical Siamese kingdom (Mandala (political model), ''maṇḍala'') in Mainland Southeast Asia surrounding the ancient capital city of Sukhothai Historical Park, Sukhothai in present-day north-central Thaila ...
(13th–15th centuries), and they were used by Ayutthaya
Ayutthaya, Ayudhya, or Ayuthia may refer to:
* Ayutthaya Kingdom, a Thai kingdom that existed from 1350 to 1767
** Ayutthaya Historical Park, the ruins of the old capital city of the Ayutthaya Kingdom
* Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province (locall ...
and its successor kingdoms Thonburi
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and Rattanakosin up until 27 October 1904, when their use was discontinued in favour of flat coinage.
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See also
* Lat money, a similar currency used inLan Xang
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*''Piloncitos
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'', used in the Philippines
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* Axe money
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* Knife money
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* Spade money
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References
Further reading
* History of money Economic history of Thailand Economy of the Ayutthaya Kingdom {{Thailand-stub