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Friday, January 2, 2015

THAILAND


CANOE MONEY






TIGER TONGUE MONEY




BULLET MONEY








PORCELAIN MONEY



There was often a shortage of small change in Siam. Porcelain gaming tokens, also known as Pe, issued by Chinese owned gambling houses were widely used as money in Siam during the 18th and 19th century. They come in a wide variety of sizes, shapes and colors. After a period of time the gambling houses would recall the tokens and they would be declared valueless.







 

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