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1 Fuang - Rama V
| Issuer | Royal Siamese Mint |
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| Year | 1876 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing draped bust of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) in military uniform with ornate epaulettes and decorations, rendered in high relief against a flat field. The effigy portrays the young monarch with close-cropped hair, his collar and chest richly adorned with medals and insignia. A circular Thai legend surrounds the portrait, reading the full royal name and title of Rama V. The entire design is enclosed within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse script | Thai |
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The Fuang denomination traces back to the traditional Siamese bullet coinage system, where it represented one-eighth of a Baht. When Rama V modernized the Thai monetary system in the 1870s, the Royal Siamese Mint began producing flat, machine-struck coinage to replace the centuries-old pod duang — a shift as much political as practical, signaling Siam's intent to engage with Western trading partners on familiar terms. Gold Fuang pieces from 1876 are genuinely scarce; production numbers were small, and gold fractional issues saw limited everyday circulation by nature.