1 Tical - Norodom I thick flan

Cambodia's 1847 tical coinage was produced under Norodom's predecessor Ang Duong, who had been restored to the throne by Siamese intervention and was actively trying to modernize royal administration — partly to resist both Siamese and Vietnamese encroachment. The thick flan variety of KM#36 is distinguished from the thin flan issue by a measurably greater planchet depth, a consequence of differing blank preparation rather than a revised specification. The two varieties circulated simultaneously and are catalogued separately.