Five-baht coin

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5 baht
Thailand
Value5 Thai baht
Mass6 g
Diameter24 mm
EdgePlain
Composition Cupronickel-clad copper
Cladding: 75% Cu, 25% Ni
Core: 99.5% Cu
Years of minting1972present
Catalog number-
Obverse
5 baht coin (Rama X, obverse).jpg
DesignKing Vajiralongkorn
Designer Vudhichai Seangern
Design date2018
Reverse
5 baht coin (Rama X, reverse).jpg
DesignRoyal Monogram of King Vajiralongkorn
Designer Chaiyod Soontrapa
Design date2018

The Thailand five-baht coin is a denomination coin of the Thai baht, the Thai currency unit.

Contents

Like all coins in Thailand, its obverse features King of Thailand, Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun, and previously Bhumibol Adulyadej.

Series

Top to bottom: 2004-coin (thickest), 2015-coin (thinnest) and 2018-coin (a little thicker than the 2015). Vijf baht diktes vergeleken P1280481a.jpg
Top to bottom: 2004-coin (thickest), 2015-coin (thinnest) and 2018-coin (a little thicker than the 2015).
The frame of the Rama IX (left) and Rama X (right) coins. 5 baht rand.jpg
The frame of the Rama IX (left) and Rama X (right) coins.

2009 changes

On February 2, 2009, the Treasury Department announced changes to several circulating coins. The five-baht coin, which previously weighed 7.5 grams, was reduced to 6 grams by slightly reducing its thickness. Metal composition and other features remain the same as previous issues. [1]

2018 series

The Ministry of Finance announced on March 28, 2018, that the first coins featuring the portrait of His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun would be put in circulation on April 6.

Mintages

Commemorative issues

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References

  1. แถลงข่าวออกใช้เหรียญกษาปณ์หมุนเวียนชุดใหม่ Archived 2009-03-08 at the Wayback Machine ("Press conference on release of new circulating coins"), Treasury Department website. Retrieved on February 28, 2009.
  2. Treasury Department e-catalog Archived 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Treasury Department e-catalog Archived 2011-08-15 at the Wayback Machine

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