Medal - Sa Kaeo Province ND front Medal - Sa Kaeo Province ND back
Medal - Sa Kaeo Province ND photo
© Micheal Linke

Medal - Sa Kaeo 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#326992
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

An image of the Pang Sida Waterfalls

Lettering: PANG SIDA WATERFALLS

Edge

Plain

Comment

Obverse: The provincial seal shows the sun rising over archaeological ruins, Prasat Khao Noi Si Chompu, a significant Khmer temple. The rising sun symbolizes the location of the province in the east. In the front is a Buddha image in a pond with lotus flowers.

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

Pang Sida was declared as a national park in 1982. The national park lies within Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex, a World Heritage Site declared by UNESCO, covering 5 protected areas from Khao Yai to Cambodian border. The other protected areas are; Khao Yai National Park, Thap Lan National Park, Ta Phraya National Park and Dong Yai Wildlife Sanctuary.

The park comprises lush jungle mountains with valleys, cliffs, grasslands and waterfalls. The fertile forests include moist evergreen forest, dry evergreen forest, deciduous dipterocarp, mixed deciduous forest, hill evergreen forest.

https://www.thainationalparks.com/pang-sida-national-park