1860, Thailand, Rama IV. Nice Silver Elephant 2 Salung (½ Baht) Coin. Mint Year: 1860 (not dated) Denomination: ½ Baht (2 Salung) Condition. Certified and graded by NGC as AU Details: Polished! Weight: 7.54gm Material: Silver. Obverse: Chakra with elephant standing left. Reverse: Royal crown flanked by umbrellas in decorated fields. He was one of the most revered monarchs of the country. Outside of Thailand, he is best-known as the King in the 1951 play and 1956 film. The King and I. Based on the 1946 film. Anna and the King of Siam. In turn based on Anna Leonowens’ 1944 book of about her years at his court, from 1862 to 1867. During his reign, the pressure of Western expansionism was felt for the first time in Siam. Mongkut embraced Western innovations and initiated the modernization of Siam, both in technology and cultureearning him the nickname “The Father of Science and Technology” in Siam. Mongkut was also known for his appointment of his brother, Prince Chutamani, as vice-king. Prince Chutney was crowned in 1851 as King Pinklao. Mongkut himself assured the country that Pinklao should be respected with equal honor to himself. Mongkut’s reign was also the time when the power of the House of Bunnag reached its zenith and became the most powerful noble family of Siam. The item “1860, Thailand, Rama IV. Nice Silver Elephant 2 Salung (½ Baht) Coin. NGC AU+” is in sale since Sunday, March 12, 2017. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ World\Asia\Thailand”. The seller is “coinworldtv” and is located in Europe. This item can be shipped worldwide.
