Tao Wessuwan Medal, Deva-Prince Aspect, “Na Thep” Pattern — Wat Chulamanee, B.E. 2561 (2018)

The Tao Wessuwan Medal in the Deva-Prince Aspect, “Na Thep” Pattern was created by Wat Chulamanee, Bang Chang Subdistrict, Amphawa District, Samut Songkhram Province, in the Buddhist year B.E. 2561 (2018 CE). It portrays Tao Wessuwan in the deva-prince aspect, showing a countenance beautiful as a deva (hence called the “Na Thep,” or deity-faced, pattern), unlike the giant (yaksha) aspect commonly seen.

Appearance of the Medal

The front bears Tao Wessuwan in the deva-prince aspect, seated holding his club (mace) above a base, encircled by yantra syllables, with the name “Tao Wessuwan” below. The back bears a yantra and numeral-yantra syllables, together with the words “Wat Chulamanee · Samut Songkhram” and the Buddhist year B.E. 2561.

Materials, Numbers Made, and Reverence Prices

This edition was made in several materials, in the order, numbers, and initial reverence prices announced by the temple:

1. Pure gold with red rachawadi enamel — made to the number reserved · reverence price 48,000 baht

2. Pure gold — made to the number reserved · reverence price 45,000 baht

3. Pure silver with red rachawadi enamel — 500 medals · reverence price 2,500 baht

4. Pure silver — 1,000 medals · reverence price 2,000 baht

5. Full-formula nawaloha (nine-metal alloy), gold-rich — 1,000 medals · reverence price 1,000 baht

6. Auspicious-lead (tako nam roek) — 1,000 medals · reverence price 1,000 baht

7. Alpaca alloy — 1,000 medals · reverence price 500 baht

8. Blackened maha-chanuan sacred alloy — 20,000 medals · reverence price 300 baht

9. Committee set of 3 medals (silver-plated, gold-plated, and pink-gold–plated, polished sandblast finish) — 500 sets · reverence price 1,200 baht

Gallery of the Various Materials

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