10 Baht - Rama IX Wat Arun; 3rd or 4th portrait [решено]

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Hello All,

Currently going through my collection and found a 10 Baht - Rama IX Wat Arun but I can't tell if its the 3rd or 4th portrait like the catalogue show. What I'm currently stuck on is the writing on the reverse on my coin doesn't match (see highlighted section on image below).



Not sure whether it's just wear and tear or if its anything else.

Any assistance appreciated!

TheBritSOCO
United Kingdom
Welcome to Numista.

The difference between the 3rd and 4th portrait is so easily to be seen. The 3rd portrait (https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces1643.html) is of a young king with his portrait far from the outer circle everywhere. The 4th portrait (https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces22038.html) is of an older king and his portrait nearly touches the outer circle, especially below the bust. So your coin is without any doubt a 3rd portrait.

Now we only have to check the correct date (the highlighted section on your picture). As a fresh member you can't know the whole site yet, but in the tab "Numisdoc" we have a section "Dates and calendars" and there you'll find a Thai calendar as well: https://en.numista.com/numisdoc/calendar-thai-33.html

But you could have found it also when you look closely after the year lines (https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces1643.html). After every year line the date is written in Thai so looking at your coin and looking at the year lines you would have discovered yours is 2548 (2005).
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