About Commemorative Medal with Royal Portrait of King 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
- A half-length royal portrait of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), facing left. His Majesty's hair is styled in the traditional Thai "Maha Thai" cut, a hairstyle dating from the Ayutthaya period and commonly known as "phom lak chaeo" (a short upright crop). The King wears a jacket of the "suea yan" type and is adorned with royal decorations.
- Reverse
- Bears the inscription "การเฉลิม พระชนม์พรรษา ปีมแมตีศก ๓ จุล ศํกราช ๑๒๓๓ เปนปีที่ ๓ ในราชการ ปัตจุบันนี้" (The celebration of the royal birthday, in the year of the Horse, third year of the decade, Chula Sakarat [C.S.] 1233, being the third year of the present reign).
