Kingdom of Siam 1 att Chulalongkorn 124 Yeoman Thailand Y#22

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Description

Country or authority: Kingdom of Siam (Thailand)

Year or date range: R.S. 124 (1905)

Denomination: 1 att (1/64 baht)

Composition: Bronze

Ruler or portrait: Chulalongkorn (Rama V), bareheaded bust left in decorated military uniform.

Weight g: 5.74

Mint or mintmark: Hamburg, provisionally attributed from the dated issue; no mintmark visible.

Catalogue references: Provisional (unverified): Yeoman, Thailand Y#22

Obverse description: Bareheaded bust left, wearing a high-collared uniform with epaulette, chain and breast decoration. Thai legend: จุฬาลงกรณ์ ป.ร. พระจุลจอมเกล้าเจ้ากรุงสยาม.

Reverse description: Crowned guardian figure, identified as Phra Siam Devadhiraj, seated facing right, holding a long sceptre and resting the other hand on a shield. Shield compartments contain elephant devices and crossed weapons. Legend หนึ่ง at left and อัฐ at right, meaning one att; date ๑๒๔ below.

Description and condition notes: Reported weight 5.74 g; diameter not supplied. Brown and reddish surfaces with uneven dark patches, scattered fine scratches and small rim marks. Some flattening of raised details, with legends and principal designs clearly discernible.