Lotus-Mueang Thai - Rama III
Features
| Issuer |
Thailand
 |
|---|---|
| King |
Phra Nang Klao (Rama III / Nangklao) (1824-1851)
|
| Type | Patterns |
| Year | 1197 (1836) |
| Calendar | Buddhist (Chulasakarat) |
| Currency | Baht / Tical (1869-1897) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Diameter | 22 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 152070 |
| References | KM# Tn2 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Obverse
Lotus, date below.
Script: Thai
Lettering: ๑๑๙๗
Translation: CS1197
Reverse
Inscription: name of state, read as "Mueang Thai", between two suns above and below.
Script: Thai
Lettering: เมืองไท
Translation: State of Thais
Comments
The first flat coin of Thailand, which Rama III intended to replace the cowries. He employed Robert Hunter, a Scottish merchant, to make pattern coins. However, the king did not approve any of pattern coins, as the lotus is the symbol of Krom Tha (Department of Ports, who deals with foreigners), being an inappropriate symbol for Siam's coins. These pattern coins never been denominated.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1197 (1836) | 500 | ๑๑๙๗; Proof | |||||||||||||
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