Help! Thai Coin identification please

dalbert · January 22, 2012 2:38PM

Found this coin (is it a coin or medal?) among the belongings of a friend's relative. I don't know much about it and my friend would like to know about it so any info is appreciated. I know it's from Thailand, other than that, I'm clueless

Pretty coin with the different colored inlays and all

dalbert · January 22, 2012 2:45PM

Attached are the images

dalbert · January 22, 2012 2:45PM

Reverse (?) view

ajaan · January 23, 2012 12:22AM

Pretty sure it's a medal. If the image was larger I could ask my son to translate what it says.

dalbert · January 23, 2012 5:58AM

Can't post anything larger than 50kb so this is as big as I can post...if you (or anyone else) will give an email I'll send the larger pics

TwoKopeiki · January 23, 2012 7:36AM

You can send them to rvm.numis.photo@gmail.com and i'll host them for you.

dalbert · January 23, 2012 9:13AM

Email sent. Thanks in advance!

TwoKopeiki · January 23, 2012 9:21AM

Sure thing. Here you go.

ajaan · January 23, 2012 11:02AM

Unfortunately my son was over earlier this evening before the larger images were posted but I'm pretty sure it is a medal for the King's 50th anniv. of his reign.

I'll see if I can email the kid the image.

Walter · January 23, 2012 2:50PM

It's a commemorative medallion commemorating 50 years of the reign of King Rama IX.

It reads approx:

Celebrating monarchy 50 years - golden jubilee - 9th reign

Lower legend reads: 9th June B.E 2539 (1996)

dalbert · January 23, 2012 3:27PM

Anyone have a fair value for it?

ajaan · January 23, 2012 9:03PM

Walter has it. All my son said was:

<< <i>its says 9th June 2539. Thats all i can read. >>

He speaks the language better than he reads it. He's 24 now and moved away from Thailand when he was 10.

Help! Thai Coin identification please

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