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½ Tamlueng - Rama V Copper Pattern; Medal alignment; Reeded edge
| Issuer | Thailand |
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| Year | 1869 |
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| Weight | 26.0 g |
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| Obverse description | Central device comprising the Royal Crown (Mongkut) with radiating rays emanating from its apex, flanked on each side by a multi-tiered Royal Umbrella (Chatra) mounted on a ceremonial stand. Below the crown, a decorative pedestal featuring two mythological horse-like figures (Kirin) in profile face one another. The entire composition is set within a plain field enclosed by a beaded border, with no inscriptions present, reflecting traditional Siamese royal iconography of the Chakri dynasty. |
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| Reverse description | A sacred white elephant standing in profile to the left is depicted at center within a circular beaded inner ring, set atop a ground line. Surrounding the central medallion is an ornate Chakra (wheel) motif composed of sweeping foliate and flame-like elements in a swirling pattern. Sixteen six-pointed stars are evenly distributed in the outer annulus between the Chakra design and the reeded border, with no legends present in the field. |
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In 1869, Rama V had only just been crowned — he was fifteen years old, still under a regent, and Thailand's first machine-struck coinage was barely a decade old. This copper pattern belongs to a period of intense experimentation with Western minting technology as the Siamese court worked to modernize its monetary system under considerable pressure from European colonial neighbors. Pattern pieces from this reign rarely made it beyond the approval stage, and medal alignment — atypical for circulating Siamese coinage — suggests this was struck for presentation rather than production consideration.