Cambodian tical
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The tical was the currency of Cambodia until 1875. It was subdivided into 64 att, 32 pe, 8 fuang or 4 salong. The tical was a silver coin weighing 15 grams. It was replaced by the franc.
[edit] Coins
In 1847 and 1848, coins were issued in denominations of 1 att, 1 and 2 pe, 1 fuang, ¼, 1 and 4 tical. The 1 att was struck in copper, the 1 and 2 pe were struck in both copper and billon, the 1 fuang was struck in copper, billon and silver, whilst the ¼, 1 and 4 tical were struck in silver. Many of the smaller coins were uniface.
[edit] References
- Krause, Chester L. and Clifford Mishler (1991). Standard Catalog of World Coins: 1801-1991, 18th ed., Krause Publications. ISBN 0-87341-150-1.
[edit] External links
- Don's World Coin Gallery - Cambodia
- The Global History of Currencies - Cambodia
- Global Financial Data currency histories table (
Microsoft Excel format)
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