Description

Silver and Bronze Boat Money

c.1700s

From Kingdom of Lan Xang, Thailand 

Size is 3 inches long by half a inch wide and weighs 32 grams.

Silver and bronze boat money from the Kingdom of Lan Xang, which is now part of Laos and Thailand, was a unique form of currency used in the 1700s. These coins, shaped like small boats, were mostly used for religious or ceremonial purposes rather than regular trade. Made of silver or bronze, they were likely offered to gods or ancestors in rituals, symbolizing prosperity and wealth. The boat money shows how the Kingdom valued both trade and spiritual practices.

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