1) Prototype medal, bronze, made in two separate pieces which fit together exactly when joined. Presumed to be a prototype made during the production of the dies used to strike the final medals …
About 1897 (B.E. 2440; R.S. 116) Prototype Medal and Specimen Medal for the First European Tour of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V)
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History
1) Prototype medal, bronze, made in two separate pieces which fit together exactly when joined. It is presumed to be a prototype made while the dies for striking the final medals were being produced. The edge bears a positioning mark and the Arabic numerals 1111. The reverses of the two pieces are male and female counterparts (one raised, one recessed) that fit together exactly.
2) Specimen medal, tin. This was not a medal used for official royal presentation; it is believed to have been struck to test the dies.
