Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1 Baht - Rama V Copper Pattern; Medal alignment
| Issuer | Thailand |
|---|---|
| Year | 1869 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Baht / Tical (1869-1897) |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Central design features the royal Mongkut crown (the tiered ceremonial crown of the Chakri dynasty) resting on a lotus-flower pedestal, flanked on either side by a tiered royal spire (busabok) atop an ornate stand with elephant-head supports. Radiating rays emanate from the apex of the central crown toward the upper portion of the field. The entire composition is enclosed within a beaded inner border and a reeded outer rim, rendered in fine relief characteristic of a proof pattern striking. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
This pattern was struck in 1869 as part of a broader modernization push by Chulalongkorn — Rama V — who was still a teenager at the time and operating under a regency council. Thailand was under considerable pressure from European colonial powers, and adopting Western-style coinage was a deliberate diplomatic signal, not merely a monetary reform. The medal alignment, unusual for Siamese issues of the period, suggests European die-cutting involvement, most likely from the Birmingham trade.