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1 Fueang - Rama IV
| Issuer | Royal Siamese Mint |
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| Year | 1863 |
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| Diameter | 16 mm |
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| Reverse description | Central device features a royal elephant in profile, enclosed within a Chakra (the discoid weapon emblematic of the Chakri dynasty), surrounded by elaborate foliate and flame scrollwork radiating outward. A small star or celestial ornament appears above the Chakra at the top of the design. The entire composition is contained within a beaded inner circle and a dentilated outer border, consistent with the obverse treatment. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Rama IV — Mongkut — authorized gold coinage in part to assert Siam's legitimacy as a modern sovereign state during a period of intense French and British pressure in Southeast Asia. The 1 Fueang denomination sat within the traditional Siamese bullet coin system being phased out in favor of Western-style flat coinage, and gold pieces from this transitional period saw limited circulation, functioning more as presentation and tribute currency than everyday exchange. The Royal Siamese Mint itself had only recently been established with equipment sourced from Britain.