Champi-Form Medal of Luang Pho Sothon with Tao Wessuwan (Cātummahārājika) on the Reverse, Edition “Sayop Phairi Phinat” (Vanquishing All Foes), Luang Pho Itthi, Wat Chulamanee, B.E. 2564 (2021)

Champi-form medal of Luang Pho Sothon with Tao Wessuwan of the Cātummahārājika heaven on the reverse, the B.E. 2564 rains-retreat quarter, edition “Sayop Phairi Phinat” (Vanquishing All Foes). The obverse bears the figure of Luang Pho Sothon (a Buddha image, one of the “five brothers” of the land of Siam), and the reverse bears the figure of Tao Wessuwan of the Cātummahārājika heaven, lord of power, destiny, and wealth.

Created by Luang Pho Itthi (Bhaddacaro) of Wat Chulamanee, Amphawa District, Samut Songkhram Province, in B.E. 2564 (2021) · consecrated in Buddhābhiṣeka–Devābhiṣeka rites around October B.E. 2564 (2021) · cast in both large and small forms; the temple recorded the purpose, materials, production numbers, and reverence prices as follows.

Purpose of the Making

1. To contribute to the building of the monks' living quarters (kuti) at Wat Chulamanee, Samut Songkhram Province (total construction budget 70 million baht)

2. To contribute to the restoration of the ubosot of Wat Wang Phong, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, and the royal pavilion where King Rama IX resided on his visit to Wat Wang Phong

3. To contribute to the Chachoengsao provincial Sangha fund, for the conduct of the province's Sangha affairs

4. To support the education and administration of Buddha Sothon Sangha College, Chachoengsao Province

5. To contribute to the restoration of monasteries within Samut Songkhram and Ratchaburi provinces, 8 monasteries in all, and to support the education of one secondary school in Samut Songkhram Province

Sacred Objects — Large Form (4 cm)

1. Pure gold with red rachawadi enamel front and back, green celestial-cloth base, weight approx. 19 g (with serial number) — 399 medals · reverence price 55,000 baht

2. Pure gold, weight approx. 19 g (with serial number) — 399 medals · reverence price 53,000 baht

3. Pure silver with red rachawadi enamel front and back, gold mask front and back (with serial number) — 1,119 medals · reverence price 10,000 baht

4. Pure silver with red rachawadi enamel front and back, gold mask on front (with serial number) — 999 medals · reverence price 6,500 baht

5. Pure silver with red rachawadi enamel front and back (with serial number) — 4,999 medals · reverence price 2,500 baht

6. Pure silver (with serial number) — 3,999 medals · reverence price 2,000 baht

7. Gold-rich nawaloha with red enamel front and back, pure silver mask front and back (with serial number) — 1,999 medals · reverence price 1,700 baht

8. Full-formula nawaloha (with serial number) — 1,999 medals · reverence price 1,000 baht

9. Trial-strike lead with gold-plated mask front and back (with serial number) — 1,299 medals · reverence price 1,000 baht

10. Satin silver-plated chanuan with gold-plated mask front and back (with serial number) — 1,599 medals · reverence price 800 baht

11. Satin copper-plated chanuan with silver-plated mask front and back (with serial number) — 1,599 medals · reverence price 800 baht

12. Gold-plated chanuan with red enamel (with serial number) — 2,999 medals · reverence price 800 baht

13. Iridescent brass with white enamel (with serial number) — 2,999 medals · reverence price 700 baht

14. Chanuan plated in three metals, polished (with serial number) — 2,999 medals · reverence price 700 baht

15. Alms-bowl-lid brass (with serial number) — 30,000 medals · reverence price 300 baht

16. Polished copper (with serial number) — 30,000 medals · reverence price 300 baht

17. Antique blackened chanuan (with serial number) — 50,000 medals · reverence price 300 baht

18. Committee set of 3 medals (with serial number), gold-plated mahachanuan, front red enamel–back green enamel / front green enamel–back red enamel / front blue enamel–back red enamel — 2,999 sets · reverence price 1,500 baht

19. Red-cinnabar powder blended with nine auspicious woods after Luang Pho Itthi's formula, gold mask, with a pair of embedded gold takrut (sacred scrolls) (gold scraps from striking the First-Brahmā Cātummahārājika Edition 1 medal · with serial number) — 199 medals · reverence price 3,900 baht

20. Red-cinnabar powder blended with nine auspicious woods after Luang Pho Itthi's formula, naga-gold-plated chanuan mask, with one embedded silver takrut and one gold takrut each (gold and pure silver scraps from striking the First-Brahmā Edition 1 medal · with serial number) — 299 medals · reverence price 1,200 baht

21. Red-cinnabar powder blended with nine auspicious woods after Luang Pho Itthi's formula, genuine silver mask, with a pair of embedded silver takrut (pure silver scraps from striking the First-Brahmā Edition 1 medal · with serial number) — 399 medals · reverence price 1,000 baht

22. Red-cinnabar powder blended with nine auspicious woods after Luang Pho Itthi's formula, gilt-brushed front and back, struck as the auspicious first pieces in the ceremony (with serial number) — 799 medals · reverence price 500 baht

23. Red-cinnabar powder blended with nine auspicious woods after Luang Pho Itthi's formula, gilt-brushed on front (with serial number) — 1,199 medals · reverence price 300 baht

24. Red-cinnabar powder blended with nine auspicious woods after Luang Pho Itthi's formula — 20,000 medals · reverence price 100 baht

25. Satin silver-plated mahachanuan with red enamel — 3,000 medals · given in appreciation to the kathina hosts of 2 monasteries

26. Satin copper-plated mahachanuan with orange-robe enamel — 3,000 medals · distributed to event helpers

27. Gold-plated mahachanuan with black enamel — 3,000 medals · distributed to event helpers

28. Pure silver, front with green rachawadi enamel, back with red rachawadi enamel, orange-robe enamel — 300 medals · offered to the master monks who joined the Buddhābhiṣeka rite

29. Alpaca (nickel silver) — 10,000 medals · offered to Phra Khru Sophitwiriyaphon

Sacred Objects — Small Form (2.9 cm)

1. Pure gold with red rachawadi enamel front and back, weight approx. 6–7 g (with serial number) — 159 medals · reverence price 19,000 baht

2. Pure gold, weight approx. 6–7 g (with serial number) — 159 medals · reverence price 17,000 baht

3. Pure silver with red rachawadi enamel, gold mask front and back (with serial number) — 999 medals · reverence price 5,000 baht

4. Pure silver with red rachawadi enamel front and back, gold mask on front (with serial number) — 999 medals · reverence price 3,000 baht

5. Pure silver with red rachawadi enamel front and back (with serial number) — 1,999 medals · reverence price 1,500 baht

6. Pure silver (with serial number) — 1,999 medals · reverence price 1,000 baht

7. Gold-rich nawaloha with red enamel front and back, pure silver mask front and back (with serial number) — 999 medals · reverence price 1,000 baht

8. Full-formula nawaloha (with serial number) — 999 medals · reverence price 500 baht

9. Gold-plated chanuan with red enamel (with serial number) — 1,999 medals · reverence price 400 baht

10. Iridescent brass with white enamel (with serial number) — 1,999 medals · reverence price 400 baht

11. Chanuan plated in three metals, polished (with serial number) — 1,999 medals · reverence price 400 baht

12. Alms-bowl-lid brass (with serial number) — 15,000 medals · reverence price 200 baht

13. Polished copper (with serial number) — 15,000 medals · reverence price 200 baht

14. Antique blackened chanuan (with serial number) — 30,000 medals · reverence price 200 baht

Gallery of the Medals in Their Various Materials and the Order Form

For information on obtaining these pieces, please enquire directly with Wat Chulamanee, Amphawa District, Samut Songkhram Province.

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