Lot 584
584
Thailand, Rama V (Chulalongkorn) (1868-1910), gold medal, AD 1882 (CS 1244), 180.46g., 71 mm., commemorating the Rattanakosin Centennial, uniformed and decorated bust left, titles around, rev. view of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha from the east, legend and date below, legend around (MRE.pp.38-41), minor surface abrasions, good very fine, extremely rare in gold
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Thailand, Rama V (Chulalongkorn) (1868-1910), gold medal, AD 1882 (CS 1244), 180.46g., 71 mm., commemorating the Rattanakosin Centennial, uniformed and decorated bust left, titles around, rev. view of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha from the east, legend and date below, legend around (MRE.pp.38-41), minor surface abrasions, good very fine, extremely rare in gold

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Thailand, Rama V (Chulalongkorn) (1868-1910), gold medal, AD 1882 (CS 1244), 180.46g., 71 mm., commemorating the Rattanakosin Centennial, uniformed and decorated bust left, titles around, rev. view of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha from the east, legend and date below, legend around (MRE.pp.38-41), minor surface abrasions, good very fine, extremely rare in gold
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VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.

Lot Essay

"Rattanakosin" was the name given to the village of Bangkok in 1782 when King Rama I designated it the new capital of Thailand. It means "Jewelled City of the God Indra". Later King Rama I gave the capital a very long name..incorporating the name "Rattanakosin"..The official name of the Bangkok era, however, is still "Rattanakosin". (MRE, preface)