Rama IX Phra Maha Bhumibol Adulyadej (born 1927), officially styled 'the Great', is the current King of Thailand. Having reigned since June 9, 1946, Bhumibol is the world's longest-serving current Head of State and the longest-serving monarch in Thai history.

The inscriptions along the rim: title of state, the year of minting (BE2540 = AD1997) on the upper arch. Temple Phra Mahathat in the center. Below - denomination.

Wat Phra Mahathat is the most important temple of Nakhon Si Thammarat and southern Thailand.