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1 Baht - Rama V Copper Pattern, Coin alignment
| Issuer | Thailand |
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| Year | 1869 |
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| Value | 1 Baht |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (1869) - Proof |
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Rama V ascended the Siamese throne in 1868 at age fifteen, and the earliest years of his reign saw intense experimentation with Western-style coinage as the kingdom modernized its monetary system under pressure from expanding European colonial powers. Pattern issues from 1869 represent the exploratory phase before standardized coinage was firmly established — multiple compositions and alignments were tested, and very few of any individual pattern type are known to survive.
The coin alignment on this copper strike distinguishes it from medal-aligned counterparts in the same pattern series.