Champi Medal of Luang Pho Ban Laem with Tao Wessuwan on the Reverse, Edition “Sap Charoen” (Building the Ordination Hall), Wat Phet Samut Worawihan & Wat Chulamanee, B.E. 2566 (2023)

The champi-shaped medal of the sacred image of Luang Pho Ban Laem, with Tao Wessuwan of the Cātummahārājika heaven on the reverse, edition “Sap Charoen” (Growing Wealth). The obverse bears Luang Pho Ban Laem, the standing Buddha holding an alms bowl, the revered principal image of Wat Phet Samut Worawihan (Wat Ban Laem), Samut Songkhram Province; the reverse bears Tao Wessuwan of the Cātummahārājika heaven, uniting the power of the Buddha and of the Guardian Deity in a single medal · the medal is 4.6 centimetres in size.

It was created by Wat Phet Samut Worawihan together with Wat Chulamanee, Samut Songkhram Province, with Phra Khru Sophitwiriyaphon (Luang Pho Itthi Bhaddacaro), abbot of Wat Chulamanee, taking part in its creation. Its purpose was to raise funds for the construction of a new ordination hall at Wat Phet Samut Worawihan. Alongside it, a retro Somdej powder amulet of Luang Pho Ban Laem in the style of B.E. 2516 (1973) was also made in the same edition · the temple recorded the production and reverence prices as follows.

Champi Medal, 4.6 cm

1. Pure gold with red rachawadi enamel, approx. 24–25 g (with serial number) — 59 medals · reverence price 90,999 baht

2. Pure gold, approx. 24–25 g (with serial number) — 59 medals · reverence price 89,999 baht

3. Pure silver with red rachawadi enamel, gold mask front and back (with serial number) — 99 medals · reverence price 12,000 baht

4. Pure silver with red rachawadi enamel (with a complimentary rainbow-patina brass piece bearing the ubosot code, 1 medal · with serial number) — 299 medals · reverence price 2,500 baht

5. Pure silver (with serial number) — 499 medals · reverence price 2,000 baht

6. Full-formula nawaloha with red rachawadi enamel, silver mask front and back (with serial number) — 399 medals · reverence price 1,500 baht

7. Full-formula nawaloha (with serial number) — 399 medals · reverence price 1,000 baht

8. Maha-chanuan chatin silver with kalai-gold mask front and back (with serial number) — 799 medals · reverence price 600 baht

9. Maha-chanuan three-tone (sam-kasat) plated (with serial number) — 799 medals · reverence price 500 baht

10. Patronage set of 2 medals (with serial numbers) — maha-chanuan deep-blue with gold pattern, and maha-chanuan khan-long-hin gold-washed — 999 sets · reverence price 1,000 baht

11. Committee set of 3 medals (with serial numbers) — chanuan kalai-gold enamelled red-front/red-back, green-front/red-back, and blue-front/red-back (with a complimentary thong-fa-bat piece bearing the ubosot code, 1 medal) — 999 sets · reverence price 1,500 baht

12. Copper (with serial number) — 4,999 medals · reverence price 300 baht

13. Copper with antique black patina (with serial number) — 4,999 medals · reverence price 300 baht

14. Maha-chanuan — 1,000 medals · offered to Wat Phet Samut Worawihan

15. Bronze (samrit) — 4,999 medals · offered to Wat Chulamanee

16. Alpaca (nickel silver) — 4,999 medals · offered to Phra Khru Sophitwiriyaphon, Wat Chulamanee

Somdej Powder Amulet of Luang Pho Ban Laem (Retro)

1. Large mould, gold-parasol powder (size 2.6 × 3.3 cm) — 2,999 pieces · reverence price 300 baht

2. Large mould, white-parasol powder (size 2.6 × 3.3 cm) — 2,999 pieces · reverence price 200 baht

3. Medium mould, gold-parasol powder (size 2.1 × 3.0 cm) — 2,999 pieces · reverence price 250 baht

4. Medium mould, white-parasol powder (size 2.1 × 3.0 cm) — 2,999 pieces · reverence price 150 baht

5. Small mould, gold-parasol powder (size 1.5 × 2.4 cm) — 2,999 pieces · reverence price 200 baht

6. Small mould, white-parasol powder (size 1.5 × 2.4 cm) — 2,999 pieces · reverence price 100 baht

7. Committee powder set “Nam Roek” — large / medium / small mould gold-parasol powder together with an Indian-clay small mould gold-parasol piece bearing the “committee” code (4 pieces per set) — 1,999 sets · reverence price 999 baht

8. Indian-clay medium mould gold-parasol powder bearing the “committee” code — 1,999 pieces · given in appreciation to the helpers

Gallery of the Medals and the Production List

For information on obtaining these pieces, please enquire directly with Wat Chulamanee, Amphawa District, Samut Songkhram Province, or with the office of Wat Phet Samut Worawihan.

Note: This account is compiled from the production information and list published by the temple, to record the history of this edition, and is not intended for any commercial purpose whatsoever.