pod duang

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Pod duang was a traditional bullet-shaped silver coin used as the primary monetary unit in historical Siam (Thailand), particularly during the Ayutthaya period.

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pod duang canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coin ⓘ
historical currency ⓘ
silver coin ⓘ
alsoKnownAs bullet coin ⓘ
bullet money ⓘ
category Southeast Asian coinage ⓘ
Thai currency ⓘ
circulationArea Siamese tributary states ⓘ
mainland Southeast Asia ⓘ
collectibleStatus numismatic collectible ⓘ
country Siam ⓘ
Thailand ⓘ
culturalHeritageStatus Thai numismatic heritage ⓘ
denominationSystem att ⓘ
baht ⓘ
fuang ⓘ
salung ⓘ
sio ⓘ
feature irregular shape ⓘ
stamped with official marks ⓘ
historicalRegion Ayutthaya ⓘ
linked to: Ayutthaya, Thailand

Central Thailand ⓘ
historicalSignificance served as basis of traditional Thai monetary system ⓘ
languageOfName Thai ⓘ
material silver ⓘ
mintingTechnique cast silver bar bent into a ball-like shape ⓘ
monetaryStandard silver standard ⓘ
periodOfUse Ayutthaya period ⓘ
linked to: Ayutthaya Kingdom

Thonburi period ⓘ
early Rattanakosin period ⓘ
primaryMonetaryUnitOf Siam ⓘ
relatedTo Ayutthaya economy ⓘ
Rattanakosin economy ⓘ
Thai baht ⓘ
history of Thai currency ⓘ
replacedBy Thai baht ⓘ
shape bullet-shaped ⓘ
timePeriod circa 14th–19th centuries ⓘ
usedAs primary monetary unit ⓘ
usedFor everyday transactions ⓘ
tax payments ⓘ
trade ⓘ
usedIn Ayutthaya Kingdom ⓘ
Rattanakosin Kingdom ⓘ
usedUntil early 20th century ⓘ

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Ayutthaya Kingdom → currency → pod duang ⓘ