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1/8 Tical - Norodom I blank reverse

Issuer Cambodia
Year 1847
Type Standard circulation coin
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Reverse description Blank reverse with no devices, legends, or inscriptions. The flat field shows only the natural texture and patina of the billon flan, consistent with the intentional blank-reverse design of this type as catalogued under KM#32.
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Mintage ND (1847) - KM# 32.1 (small circle at left) -
ND (1847) - KM# 32.2 (no small circle at left) -
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Norodom I did not actually assume the Cambodian throne until 1860, making the 1847 date on this issue a regnal or ceremonial attribution rather than a straightforward minting date — the political authority behind early Cambodian billon coinage of this period was deeply contested, with the kingdom caught between Siamese and Vietnamese suzerainty. The blank reverse is not an error; it was the intended design for this denomination, a convention rooted in regional billon coinage traditions predating French protectorate influence.

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