Rian Luang Por Koon Parisuttho, Run Sang Kuti Song, Nuea Thong Daeng, B.E. 2517 (1974), Wat Sa Kaeo, Nakhon Ratchasima

Highlights

• His second coin after the 2512 first batch, made at about 51, twenty years before his fame peaked.
• Struck to fund new monks' quarters at Wat Sa Kaeo in Korat city, where he spent the rains retreats of 2513 to 2527.
• Copper 99,999 and Nawa 2,500; coins kept in the ordination hall and blessed by him daily for about four years.
• Hand-inscribed strokes beside the face, set in an enamelled silver case. Thai collectors call it the "pond-throw" coin.

The full history of this piece – the master's life, materials, blessing ceremonies and mintage – is written in Chinese. Read it in Chinese →