SOLOT: COIN OF SIAM (THAILAND)
1 solot, 1882: Kingdom of Siam
Ruler: Chulalongkorn (Rama V) — king of Siam during 1868-1910.
Date on coin: ๑๒๔๔ (1244: Chula Sakarat) = 1882 (Gregorian calendar).
The Chula Sakarat calendar was used in Siam during 1835-1887.
A wreath made from the Cassia javanica plant — one of Thailand's Nine Auspicious Trees (bring good luck, ensure continued high rank and afford victory).
โสลด ๑๖ อันเฟื้อง: 16 pieces are equal to 1 fueang (1 fueang = 16 solots).
Royal monogram of King Rama V: crowned stylized จปร — abbreviation of his title (จุฬาลงกรณ์ ปรมินท ร์ — Chulalongkorn Paramin /Supreme/ R).
กรุงสยาม รัชกาลที่ ๕: Siam, Rama V.
Heaton mint (mint of Birmingham, Great Britain).
Mintage: 2.560.000.
- Copper: 21 mm - 2.75 g
- Reference price: 9$
COIN SOLOT — WHERE & WHEN (coins catalog: by names & emitents)
About the name of the coin solot: the name of the solot coin comes from the word "soḷasa" — "sixteen" (16 solots were equal to a fueang) in the Pali liturgical language (the main language of Buddhist ceremonies in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Sri Lanka)...
