Thailand coins

goossen

Any member who can read thai years ?

With this hobby I learned to read islamic, hebrew and even japanese numbers, but with Thailandia I lost the battle!

If someone can help me I'll post or email the pictures. There are 5 "unknown year" coins.

ajaan

I can help if they are B.E. years like 2505 etc. Post images and I'll give it a shot.

MSD61

I will also help

Aethelred

You don't want my help!

Ajaan used to live in Thailand, so he should be useful for once!

tbirde56

Justhavingfun

I've been learning to read and write Thai; among other reasons so I can start to collect Thai coins more intelligently. And besides, it's fun. It's like putting a giant jig-saw puzzle together.

The numbers tbirde56 posted below don't look quite like the numbers in my children's alphabet book, but they're close enough to give you a good guess for the date.

But remember: by the Thai calendar, this is year 2548. So to translate Thai calendar years to Gregorian, subtract 543 years.

Best wishes,


Just Having Fun!

Aethelred

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Looks like a series of eggs, snakes and snakes with eggs.

Justhavingfun

Yeah, and Aethelred if you think that's bad, you should see the alphabet, with the 44 consonants, in all sorts of strange, complicated designs. And their consonants are not single syllables either. They're all poly-syllabic, as in taw-taa-han, or gaw gai, or kaw kwai.

I've pretty well gotten down the consonants but am just beginning to learn the vowels like mi-me-li or sara arr. Oy, Supunsa, my office manager, posted a chart of the vowels sounds in the dining room, and four pages of computer print-outs to explain them.

But it's beginning to take shape in my mind. I'm beginning to recognize most of the consonants ... the numbers ... and a few of the vowels. Now when I go walking, I'll take one of the staff with me and I'll try to piece together the words on the signs. Sound them out. Sometimes I can; usually I can't. But it's coming and it's fun. I feel like I'm just about beginning to get it, and it's very exciting to me. Nice language. And nice people.

Warm regards from Bangkok,


Just Having Fun

ajaan

I cheat. Whenever I want something in Thai translated I ask my son who was born in Thailand (Chiangmai) and went to school there until 5th grade.

goossen

Here are the pics...

#1 - 25 Satang


#2 - 50 Satang


#3 - 1 Baht


#4 - 5 Baht



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tbirde56

From what I can tell:
#1 2535
#2 2537
#3 2543
#4 2534

ajaan

Correct.

#1 1992

#2 1994

#3 2000

#4 1991

goossen

Thanks!