About Commemorative Medal for the Maha Samanuttamaphisek (Investiture of the Supreme Patriarch), R.S. 110, Type 2, King Chulalongkorn (Rama V)
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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
- The medal is encircled by a design of hands. On the left are right hands with open palms, and on the right are left hands with open palms, four hands on each side, each showing a different finger gesture. At the bottom center is an open left hand with all five fingers extended straight, making nine hands in total. Above the square hole is a five-tiered white cloth umbrella (chat tat khao) with two tiers of valance, the edges of the valance trimmed with bands.
- Reverse
- Stylized Thai lettering imitating Chinese characters, arranged in four arms of a cross. Read from top to bottom: "มหาสมณุตมา" (Maha Samanuttama); read from right to left: "ภิเศก ร.ศ.๑๑๐" (Phisek, R.S. 110).
