1 Salueng - Rama V With date

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.