1/8 Tical - Norodom I blank reverse

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.