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1/2 Tamlueng - Rama V Copper Pattern, Coin alignment, Plain edge
| Issuer | Thailand |
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| Year | 1869 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse description | Central design features the royal coronet (Phra Maha Phichai Mongkut) flanked symmetrically by two tiered Royal Umbrellas (Chatra), symbols of Thai royal sovereignty, all rendered in high relief. A radiant sunburst issues from above the coronet, its rays extending toward the beaded inner border. Between the umbrellas, a ceremonial lotus pedestal throne is depicted at centre. The entire composition is enclosed within a beaded inner circle and a plain outer rim. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Rama V ascended the Siamese throne in 1868 at age fifteen, and the pattern coinage struck during the opening years of his reign reflects the kingdom's deliberate push toward Western-style currency — a reform project his father Rama IV had initiated but never completed. These copper patterns were part of a broader evaluation of mechanical mint production as Siam moved away from the hand-hammered bullet coinage that had circulated for centuries.
KM#Pn30 never entered circulation. Its coin alignment — rather than the medal alignment more common in Thai pattern issues of this period — suggests direct influence from a specific foreign mint's technical staff, most likely British.