One-baht coin

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1 baht
Thailand
Value1 Thai baht
Mass3.0 g
Diameter20.00 mm
Thickness1 [ citation needed ] mm
EdgeReeded
Composition Cupronickel
75% Cu, 25% Ni
Years of minting1860present
Catalog number-
Obverse
1 baht coin (Rama X, obverse).jpg
DesignKing Vajiralongkorn
Designer Vudhichai Seangern
Design date2018
Reverse
1 baht coin (Rama X, reverse).jpg
DesignRoyal Monogram of King Vajiralongkorn
Designer Chaiyod Soontrapa
Design date2018

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

Contents

Like all coins in Thailand, its obverse features the King of Thailand, Vajiralongkorn, and previously Bhumibol Adulyadej. The newest set of coins features King Vajiralongkorn's royal monogram on the reverse side while the coins of the previous set featured Wat Phra Sri Rattana Satsadaram or Wat Phra Kaew, the royal temple in Bangkok's Grand Palace complex.

It is commonly called rian baht (Thai:เหรียญบาท) by Thai speakers (rian meaning "coin" in Thai).

Series

2009 changes

On February 2, 2009, the Treasury Department announced changes to several circulating coins. The composition of the one-baht coin changed from cupronickel to nickel-clad iron, reducing the mass from 3.4 grams to 3.0 grams. The obverse image has also been updated to a more recent portrait of the king. [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 will 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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