Medal - Chai Nat Province ND front Medal - Chai Nat Province ND back
Medal - Chai Nat Province ND photo
© Micheal Linke

Medal - Chai Nat Province ND

 
Copper 8.5 g 25 mm
Description
Location
Thailand
Type
Medals › Souvenir medallions
Composition
Copper
Weight
8.5 g
Diameter
25 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-13
References
Numista
N#321864
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

Scene depicting the Chao Phraya Dam

Lettering: CHAO PHRAYA DAM - THE FIRST DAM OF THAILAND

Edge

Plain

Comment

The provincial seal shows a dhammachakka and in the background a mountain. It refers to the Dhammachak Buddha image housed in the wihaan of Wat Dhammamoen, built on the slope of a mountain.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chai_Nat_province

The Chao Phraya Dam (Thai: เขื่อนเจ้าพระยา, Khuean Chao Phraya), is a barrage dam in Sapphaya District, Chai Nat Province, Thailand. It regulates the flow of the Chao Phraya River as it passes into lower central Thailand, distributing water to an area of 11,600 square kilometres (4,500 sq mi) in seventeen provinces as part of the Greater Chao Phraya Irrigation Project. The dam has sixteen 12.5-metre gates. It was built between 1952 and 1957.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chao_Phraya_Dam