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| Issuer | Cambodia |
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| Year | 1847-1860 |
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| Weight | 1.3 g |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (1847-1860) - With dagger in front - ND (1847-1860) - Without dagger - |
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Ang Duong's coinage represents one of the last gasps of Khmer monetary independence before the French protectorate formalized control in 1863. Issued during a reign spent navigating between Siamese suzerainty and Vietnamese encroachment, these small silver pieces circulated in a kingdom that had spent decades as a contested buffer state. Ang Duong had actually invited French contact himself, writing to Napoleon III in 1853 seeking an alliance — a move that ultimately set the protectorate in motion.
KM#7.2 is distinguished from 7.1 by its die alignment and surface treatment.