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.
