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Thailand Porcelain Coin Lot; Includes 31 pcs. Most porcelain tokens were made in China and exporte

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Thailand Porcelain Coin Lot;  Includes 31 pcs.  Most porcelain tokens were made in China and exporte
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Thailand Porcelain Coin Lot; Includes 31 pcs. Most porcelain tokens were made in China and exported to Thailand, These porcelain tokens were issued in large numbers from about 1770; there are over 1,000 types. They were mainly issued for Gambling sites, but from the mid-19th century, such tokens were also used as substitutes for small coins – due to an acute shortage of regular coins. The Thai government reluctantly tolerated these tokens as currency, and they remained in circulation until the end of the 19th century, even after they were prohibited in 1873.