Numismatic authors Ronachai Krisadaolarn and Vasilijs Mihailovs are honored recipients of the annual book prize award from the International Association of Professional Numismatists (IAPN).

Conducted annually since 1982, the latest IAPN Book Prize Award Ceremony was held on Jan. 19, 2014 in Bangkok Thailand. More than 100 collectors, dealers, enthusiasts and personal friends of the authors attended.

IAPN honored Krisadaolarn and Mihailovs for their 271-page reference book entitled Siamese Coins from Funan to the Fifth Reign.

Until Siamese Coins from Funan to the Fifth Reign came along, IAPN notes that very little was published on Thai coinage with the last major reference solely on the subject written some 80 years ago.

To read the complete article, see:Authors Receive IAPN Award for Book on Siamese Coins(www.coinnews.net/2014/02/19/authors-receive-iapn-award-for-book-on-siamese-coins/)

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:SIAMESE COINS BOOK WINS IAPN PRIZE(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v16n21a05.html)