SIAMESE SILVER BULLET MONEY 
No, the Lone Ranger did not use Silver
Bullet Money. Silver bullet money, also called Pot Duang, was
what was used in Thailand for money until the late 1800's. It was made
by bending a small silver bar into a ball and applying two official
punches indicating the king and dynasty that issued the
coin. These 1 Baht silver bullet coins were issued
by King Mongkut between 1861 and 1861, weigh about 15 grams and are
about 14mm in diameter. Mongkut is noted for modernizing and
bring western technology to Siam. He is remembered in through
movie and musical "The King and I"SIAMESE
PORCELAIN MONEY
There
was often a shortage of small change in 19th century Siam. Porcelain
gaming tokens, known as Pees, were issued by Chinese owned gambling
houses were widely used as money in Siam during the 18th and 19th
century. After a period of time the gambling houses would recall the
tokens and they would be declared valueless, resulting in a substantial
profit to the issuer. This porcelain gambling token has the raised Chinese character "Xing", which
translates as "Prosperity increase". The other side has
denomination 2 Pai (1/16 Baht) incused in blue. 
Here
is your chance to have or give a real White Elephant! The
Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant was established by King Rama
IV, the King of Siam in 1861. It is awarded to government
officials by the King of Thailand. The Order consists of
eight classes. This medal is the Fifth Class Order for
females. The elaborately designed enameled medal features a white
elephant against a gold background surrounded by red, green, gold and
silver rays. Above is the Thailand’s Great Crown of
Victory. The medal hangs from a red, green and gold ribbons
with a pin back making it easy to wear. The medal is about
45mm and the ribbon is about 115mm (4.5 inches) wide. 
In
June 1960 Thai King Bhumibol, Queen Sirikit and their children began a
six-month world tour that included the United States and 14 European
nations. The young king strengthened diplomatic ties and helped create
a glamourous image of the King, Queen and Thailand. Thailand
commemorated their return from the successful journey in January 1961
with its first ever circulating commemorative coin. The
29.6mm copper-nickel coin depicts the busts of the king and queen on
the obverse. Above them is a Trisula-in-Chakra which is the symbol of
their royal dynasty. Thailand’s traditional Royal coat of arms is on
the reverse.
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