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1 Salueng - Rama V With date
| Issuer | Royal Siamese Mint |
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| Year | 1901-1908 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | สมเด็จพระปรมินทรมหาจุฬาลงกรณ์ พระจุลจอมเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว |
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| Reverse lettering | กรุงสยาม รัชกาลที่ ๕ สลึงหนึ่ง ๑๒๕ |
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The Salueng, equal to one-quarter Baht, was produced at the Royal Siamese Mint during a period when Rama V was aggressively modernizing Siam's monetary system to deflect European colonial pressure — demonstrating fiscal sophistication was, in part, a diplomatic strategy. The addition of a Gregorian-compatible date format to this type, distinguishing it from earlier issues, directly reflects that outward-facing reform agenda.
Rama V had established the Royal Siamese Mint in Bangkok in 1860, ending centuries of reliance on bullet coinage and, later, foreign minting contracts with Britain's Royal Mint.