jshorter Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 Hello!Anyone have any information on this medal? Thank you very much in advance!!Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 Hello!Anyone have any information on this medal? Thank you very much in advance!!JasonIt's the Coronation Medal in silver (was also issued in gold). My book is all in Thai (which I don't read), but I'm fairly confident this is the medal for the current king, Bhumibol. (Rama IX) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jshorter Posted June 29, 2008 Author Share Posted June 29, 2008 Thank you! Speaking of reference books, can you recommend any books on the Orders & Medals of Thailand? In English would be great! Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 I don't know of anything other than that book in Thai (whose details have fallen through this brain's jetlagged swiss-cheese holes just now). Something good in English is needed on the whole range of Southeast Asian ODM, but I'm not sure there are folks out there with the requisite language and research skills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Wolfe Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 To add to Hugh's information, this medal was issued 5 May, 1950 (2593 BE).Cheers Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jshorter Posted June 29, 2008 Author Share Posted June 29, 2008 Thank you everyone for the information!!Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFloyd Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 There are a couple of Thai government publications with English captions on the photos, but none have the background of the medals in English. These are lavish productions and expensive, with limited utility.I use Ernst Blass' "Die Orden und Ehrenzeichen von Thailand", a little paperback with black and white photos. Undated, but published in the 1980s, I think. The German text is far easier to work with than the Thai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard LaTondre Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 It's the Coronation Medal in silver (was also issued in gold). My book is all in Thai (which I don't read), but I'm fairly confident this is the medal for the current king, Bhumibol. (Rama IX)I believe that you are correct. It is the Silver Coronation Medal Rama IX. 35mm in diameter with white ribbon and alternating 5mm white/yellow stripes. It is in the Harry Mohler collection at Stanford. There is also, of course, the Gold Coronation Medal of similar design.Best RegardsRichard LaTondre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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