THAILAND 

KM 203

SHORT COINS

ENCYCLOPAEDIA

                

Face Value Diameter mm Weight g Thickness mm Edge Composition Rotation
 50 satang 18.0 2.4   Reeded Aluminum-Bronze Coin
Obverse Reverse
  The inscriptions along the rim: , in the center: bust of King Rama IX left.

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  (BE2542=AD1999) on the upper arch. Temple Phrathat Doi Suthep in the center between numeral denomination. Below - word 'satang'.

Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep is a Buddhist temple in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand.