1 Salung - Rama III Dok Mai

Issuer	Kingdom of Siam
Year	1848
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Shape	Other (Folded silver bar into ball shape)
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Obverse description	Convex surface of a bullet-shaped (pod duang) silver planchet bearing two hammered punched impressions applied to the upper field. The uppermost punch depicts the Chakra (royal wheel symbol of the Chakri dynasty), rendered in shallow relief with characteristic irregular strike typical of hand-stamped Siamese currency. Below it appears the Dok Mai (flower) privy mark, a distinguishing device of the Rama III issue, struck into the rounded silver mass. The surface is unmarked elsewhere, retaining the smooth, polished texture of the folded and fire-welded silver bar from which the blank was formed.
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Reverse description	Reverse face of the bullet coin (pod duang) presenting the flattened, slightly irregular underside of the folded silver bar planchet. Two punched impressions are visible: an upper circular stamp bearing the Unalom (sacred flame or conch symbol associated with royal authority), and a lower stamp depicting the Chakra wheel, both applied by hand punch in the traditional Siamese manner. The surface exhibits the characteristic rough seam and fold line where the silver bar was bent and fire-welded to form the globular shape, with no legends or inscriptions present.
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