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2 Pe / 1/2 Fuang
| Issuer | Kingdom of Cambodia |
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| Year | 1847-1860 |
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| Value | 2 Pe = 1/2 Fuang (1⁄16) |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicting a sacred Hamsa bird (royal goose) standing in profile to the right, rendered in a stylized Khmer artistic tradition. To the left of the bird, a crescent moon symbol and a small circular pellet occupy the field. To the upper right, a flame or foliate spray motif rises above the bird's back. The design is executed in low relief with broad, bold strokes characteristic of hammered Cambodian coinage of the mid-nineteenth century. No legend or inscription is present. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Cambodia's mid-nineteenth century coinage was produced under the reign of Ang Duong, who sought to reassert Khmer political identity while navigating the competing pressures of Siamese suzerainty and expanding French interest in the region. These small silver pieces were struck at a moment when the kingdom's independence was effectively on a countdown — France established its protectorate over Cambodia in 1863, just three years after this type's production ended.