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2 1/2 Baht 'Paddueng' - Rama V official restrike
| Issuer | Royal Siamese Mint |
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| Year | 1894 |
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| Weight | 1.73 g |
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| Reverse description | A standing elephant in profile, facing left, depicted in high relief at the center of the field, enclosed within a beaded circular border. Surrounding this central roundel is the Chakra (wheel), the dynastic emblem of the Chakri dynasty, rendered with elaborate decorative spokes and flanked by curving ceremonial elements suggestive of foliage and royal insignia. The entire device is enclosed within a beaded outer border, consistent with the artistic conventions of late nineteenth-century Siamese coinage. |
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| Mintage | 1894: ND (1894) |
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The "Paddueng" denomination — roughly equivalent to 2.5 baht — was part of Rama V's broader monetary modernization effort in the 1880s and 1890s, as Siam attempted to stabilize its currency against increasing pressure from British and French colonial financial systems encroaching from Burma and Indochina. The Royal Siamese Mint, established with European technical assistance, produced official restrikes of several gold denominations for presentation and diplomatic purposes rather than general circulation.
Y#13.5 specifically designates the restrike classification. These pieces were never intended as working currency.