About Silver Coin, Royal Portrait and State Emblem
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Translated from Thai by AI and not yet reviewed by our team. Names and royal titles may need correction.
Design
- Obverse
- Bears a half-length portrait of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), facing left, wearing the full-dress civil uniform. Around the rim is the royal name inscription "สมเด็จพระปรมินทรมหาจุฬาลงกรณ์พระจุลจอมเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว" (Somdet Phra Paramintra Maha Chulalongkorn Phra Chulachomklao Chao Yu Hua).
- Reverse
- On the one-baht denomination, the reverse shows the state emblem, which is as follows: at the top is the Maha Phichai Mongkut (Great Crown of Victory), radiating light and surmounting the Phra Saeng Chakra (discus) and Phra Saeng Trisun (trident), which are the royal seals of the Chakri Dynasty. Below is an escutcheon divided into three fields: the upper field shows a three-headed elephant; the lower left field shows an elephant facing left; the lower right field shows crossed krises (daggers) with a Khotchasi (lion-elephant) and a Ratchasi (lion) on either side, each holding a tiered umbrella. Beneath the escutcheon are the collar of the Order of the Nine Gems (Nopparat Ratcha Warabhorn) and the collar of the Order of Chula Chom Klao, and at the very bottom a scroll bearing the motto of the seal: "สพฺเพสํ สงฺฆภูตานํ สามคฺคี วฑฺฒิสาธิกา" (Sabbesam sanghabhutanam samaggi vaddhisadhika). In the background are the royal regalia, with a mantle forming a curtain-like backdrop, the walking staff (Than Phra Kon) and the royal whisk on the left, and the royal slippers at the base of the umbrella. At the left rim is the word "กรุงสยาม" (Krung Siam, Kingdom of Siam), at the right rim "รัชกาลที่ ๕" (Reign of King Rama V), and at the bottom rim the denomination and the Rattanakosin Era (R.S.) year of striking, from R.S. 120 onward. On the denominations of one salung and one fueang, the state emblem is as follows: at the top is the Maha Phichai Mongkut radiating light and surmounting the Phra Saeng Chakra and Phra Saeng Trisun; below is an escutcheon divided into three fields: the upper field shows a three-headed elephant; the lower left field shows an elephant facing left; the lower right field shows crossed krises flanked by tiered umbrellas on both sides. At the left rim is the word "กรุงสยาม" (Krung Siam), at the right rim "รัชกาลที่ ๕" (Reign of King Rama V), and at the bottom rim the denomination and the Rattanakosin Era year of striking.