THAILAND (SIAM), Rattanakosin Kingdom. Rama V. 1868-1910. Æ Medal (71mm, 115.79 g, 12h). Centennial of the founding of the Rattanakosin Kingdom and the Capital at Bangkok. Struck 1882. EF.

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World Medals, Bronze

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THAILAND (SIAM), Rattanakosin Kingdom. Rama V. 1868-1910. Æ Medal (71mm, 115.79 g, 12h). Centennial of the founding of the Rattanakosin Kingdom and the Capital at Bangkok. Struck 1882. Bust left / View of Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha). Brown surfaces, a few spots, scattered marks. EF. Rare.

Ex Hess-Divo 332 (31 May 2017), lot 906; Numismatica Genevensis 5 (3 December 2008), lot 1344 (hammer 8000 CHF).

Rama V, the regnal name of Chulalongkorn of the House of Chakri, was the son of Mongkut (Rama IV), who reigned 1851-1868 and became well known as the subject of Anna and the King of Siam, the fictionalized memoir of the English governess Anna Leonowens. Chulalongkorn was taught the English language and about western culture by Leonowens, and he is said to have based many of his reforms, including a ban on the practice of prostration before the king, on her influence.

The final winners of all Triton XXVI lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 10-11 January 2023.

Triton XXVI – Session Four – Lots 991-1315 will be held Wednesday afternoon, 11 January 2023 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.

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