Norodom Sihanouk, King of Cambodia, reigned from 1941 to 1955, played a significant role in the history of his country. Sihanouk was born on October 31, 1922 in Phnom Penh, French Indochina. Sihanouk was the only child of Prince Norodom Suramarit and Princess Sisowath Kossamak, daughter of King Sisowath Monivong. After the death of his grandfather, King Monivong, in 1941, Sihanouk became the king under the colonial rule of France. After the Japanese occupation during World War II, in 1953, Sihanouk ensured Cambodia's independence from France. He abdicated in 1955 to participate directly in politics. He was succeeded by his father, Suramarit. He founded the Sangkum political organization, which won the 1955 general election, and Sihanouk became prime minister. During Sihanouk's rule, Cambodia was a party-ruled country, and although he suppressed political opposition, the country enjoyed relative peace and moderate prosperity. lived while other parts of Southeast Asia struggled with unrest and war. Sihanouk remained an important political figure in the life of Cambodia, holding several different positions, including prime minister and head of state. 1955. on March 4, he married Norodom Thavet Norleak as his official wife, who was his maternal cousin. A day later, he married Paule Monique Izzi as his second wife, the daughter of Cambodian Pomme Peang and Italian-born French banker Jean-François Izzi. Monique became Sihanouk's life partner; In the 1990s it changed its name to Monineath. Before these marriages, Sihanouk was unofficially married to four other women. Monikessan died in childbirth in 1946. His marriages to four other women, including his official wife, Thavet Norleak, ended in divorce. Sihanouk had fourteen children by five different wives. Thavet Norleak bore him no children. Five children and fourteen grandchildren disappeared during the Khmer Rouge years. Sihanouk believed that the Khmer Rouge had killed them.

King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia ruled from 1941 to 1955. During this period, significant changes took place in the Cambodian coinage. In 1941, before Sihanouk ascended the throne, the Cambodian coinage was controlled by the French colonial authorities. The minting right was exercised by the Banque de l'Indochine, a bank owned by the French government. The minted coins and banknotes were mainly based on the French model and were linked to the French monetary system. During the reign of Sihanouk, the Cambodian government played an increasingly important role in the Cambodian minting. In 1946, the Banque Nationale du Cambodge was created, taking over the minting rights from the Banque de l'Indochine. The Banque Nationale du Cambodge initially also minted coins and banknotes based on the French model, but later it began to display more and more Cambodian traditions and symbols on its mint products. In 1946, the Banque Nationale du Cambodge was established, which took over the minting rights from the Banque de l' From Indochine. The minted coins and banknotes began to display more and more Cambodian traditions and symbols. In 1953, Cambodia became independent from France, and the Cambodian monetary system was also reformed. The Cambodian piastre became the official currency, and the minted coins and banknotes were made in accordance with this currency. During Sihanouk's reign, the changes in the Cambodian coinage contributed to the Cambodian monetary system becoming more and more independent and independent.