Coins & Medals of Modern Thailand
Thailand, Treasury Department. COINAGE OF THE RATTANAKOSIN ERA, AD 1782–1982 / COINAGE OF THE RATTANAKOSIN ERA, AD 1782–1982. Bangkok: Ministry of Finance, 1982. Two volumes. Tall 8vo, original matching white cloth, gilt; jackets. 504 + 272 pages; copiously illustrated in color. Housed in pictorial slipcase, as issued. Slipcase worn, but intact. Very good. The English language edition of this sumptuous compendium of modern Thai coins and medals, issued to celebrate the bicentennial of the Rattanakosin era. While the original edition (in Thai) was printed to the extent of 1000 copies, this English edition is infrequently encountered.