Prior to the year 1875, the tical was the currency of
Cambodia
Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailan ...
as well as
Siam
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
and
Laos. However, as a result of
French intervention in the region, the tical in Cambodia was replaced in 1875 by the
Cambodian franc
The franc was the currency of Cambodia between 1875 and 1885. It was equal to the French franc and was similarly subdivided into 100 ''centimes''. It circulated alongside the piastre (equal to the Mexican peso) with 1 piastre = 5.37 francs. It ...
. The term
tical was the name which foreigners used for the local word ''baht'' (which gave rise to the modern
Thai baht
The baht (; th, บาท, ; sign: ฿; code: THB) is the official currency of Thailand. It is divided into 100 ''satang'' (, ). The issuance of currency is the responsibility of the Bank of Thailand. SWIFT ranked the Thai baht as the 10th-mos ...
). The word ''baht'' actually referred to a weight in relation to a weight of silver, since the monetary system was based on the weight of silver coins. The tical (or baht) was a
silver
Silver is a chemical element with the symbol Ag (from the Latin ', derived from the Proto-Indo-European ''h₂erǵ'': "shiny" or "white") and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical ...
coin weighing 15
grams, hence giving it a rough similarity in value to the
Indian rupee
The Indian rupee ( symbol: ₹; code: INR) is the official currency in the republic of India. The rupee is subdivided into 100 ''paise'' (singular: ''paisa''), though as of 2022, coins of denomination of 1 rupee are the lowest value in use w ...
. The tical was subdivided into 64 ''att'', 32 ''pe'', 8 ''fuang'' or 4 ''salong''.
Coins
In 1847 and 1848, coins were issued in denominations of 1 att, 1 and 2 pe, 1 fuang, , 1 and 4 tical. The 1 att was struck in copper, the 1 and 2 pe were struck in both copper and
billon, the 1 fuang was struck in copper, billon and silver, whilst the , 1 and 4 tical were struck in silver. Many of the smaller coins were
uniface
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.
References
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External links
Cambodian Currency Collection - Depicts every banknote issued by National Bank of Cambodia
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Currencies of Cambodia
Modern obsolete currencies
Economic history of Cambodia
1875 disestablishments