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  Phra Klang

 

Thailand

Image of Phra Klang, the Thai god of treasury, at the foyer of the Bangkok Coin Museum (fig.). He is a kind of guardian angel that guards precious assets and is depicted in royal attire and wearing a chadah (fig.). He typically holds a closed lotus flower in one hand and a sword in the other, or alternatively a bag of coins.

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