About Commemorative Medal for the Royal Birthday Celebration of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), R.S. 109
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History
Description: round and flat, with a plain edge, a square hole in the center, and loops at both the top and the bottom.
Obverse: Chor Por Ror (the monogram of King Chulalongkorn), Siam, "พระราชทาน รางวัลเครื่องโต๊ะในการ" (royally bestowed as a prize of the table service for the occasion).
Made as a commemorative piece for the royal birthday celebration of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) on the occasion of His Majesty's 37th birthday in 1890 (B.E. 2433), and graciously granted by royal command as a table-service prize as well.
Design
- Obverse
- Stylized Thai lettering imitating Chinese script. At the top: "รัตนโกสินทร" (Rattanakosin); at the bottom: "ศก๒๓ ๑๐๙" (era year 23, [R.S.] 109); at the left: "เฉลิมพระชนม" (celebrating the royal birth); at the right: "พรรษาปี" (anniversary year).
- Reverse
- Stylized Thai lettering imitating Chinese script. At the top: "พระราชทาน" (royally bestowed); at the bottom: "รางวัลเครื่อง" (prize of the set); at the left: "โต๊ะในการ" (table [service] for the occasion); at the right: "ภปร สยาม" (Bhor Por Ror monogram; Siam).
