THAILAND 

KM 443

SHORT COINS

ENCYCLOPAEDIA

                

Face Value Diameter mm Weight g Thickness mm Edge Composition Rotation
1 baht 20.0 3.0   Reeded Copper-Nickel-cl-Steel Coin
Obverse Reverse

The inscriptions along the rim: . In the center: bust of 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 Wat Phra Kaew temple in the center. Above - title of state in Thai, the year of minting (BE2555=AD2011), denomination.

Temple of the Emerald Buddha, is regarded as the most sacred Buddhist temple in Thailand. It is located in the historic center of Bangkok (district Phra Nakhon), within the grounds of the Grand Palace.