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50 Baht - Rama IX 50th Anniversary of King Rama IX's Enthronement

50 Baht - Rama IX (50th Anniversary of King Rama IX's Enthronement) - obverse50 Baht - Rama IX (50th Anniversary of King Rama IX's Enthronement) - reverse

Obverse © KRISHNA KAMESWAR@NPSEG – Reverse © PUTSA@YELESWARAM

Features

Issuer Thailand
Issuing bank Bank of Thailand (ธนาคารแห่งประเทศไทย)
King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) (1946-2016)
Type Circulating commemorative banknotes
Year 1996
Value 50 Bahts (50 บาท)
50 THB = USD 1.54
Currency Baht (1897-date)
Composition Polymer
Size 144 × 72 mm
Shape Rectangular
Issued 3 December 1996
Number
N#
204652
References P# 99
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).
, Thai Banknotes# CB9
Somchai Saeng-ngern; 2022. คู่มือธนบัตรไทย: ฉบับสมบูรณ์ พ.ศ. ๒๓๙๖ - ๒๕๒๕ = Thai Banknotes Catalogue (6th Edition). Hobby International, Bangkok, Thailand.

Commemorative issue

50th Anniversary of King Rama IX on the throne

Obverse

Blue print; multicolour underprint with blue and yellow as main colours; red prefix and serial numbers; dark blue signatures.
King Bhumibol Adulyadej in the uniform of the Supreme Commander with royal robes, front-facing. The royal emblem of Golden Jubilee ceremony, depicting crowned privy seal of King Rama IX flanked by two elephants facing toward the center, each covered by seven-tiered Chhatra parasols, with thai number '50' and mottos on ribbon below, on the right. Emblem of Chakri dynasty, depicting Trishula trident pointing up inserted in Chakra discus, emitting flamelike rays, to the upper-left.
Perfect registration printed national emblem of Thailand, depicting Garuda front-facing, on upper-left corner. Transparent window on far left surrounding the watermark.

Script: Thai

Lettering:
๕๐
รัฐบาลไทย
ธนบัตรเป็นเงินที่ชําระหนี้ได้ตามกฎหมาย
ห้าสิบบาท
ฉลองสิริราชสมบัติ ครบ ๕๐ ปี พุทธศักราช ๒๕๓๙
๕๐          50

Translation:
50.
Government of Thailand.
Banknote is legal tender, could be used as silver to pay debt by the law.
Fifty Baht.

Reverse

Blue print; multicolour underprint with blue and yellow as main colours.
Statue of King Prajadhipok in the front of Old Parliament House, Bangkok, Thailand, depicting seated crowned King Rama VII facing half left. Façade of Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall in Bangkok, Thailand, by Mario Tamagno, viewed from the Royal Plaza, in the background. Privy seal of King Rama VII, depicting three arrows pointing left under crowned Trishula trident in Chakra, flanked by two Bangsaek, on top left.

Script: Thai

Lettering:
พระบาทสมเด็จพระ ปกเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว
พ.ศ. ๒๔๓๖ - ๒๔๘๔
50          ๕๐

Translation:
His Majesty King Prajadhipok.
B.E. 2436 - 2484 (1893-1941).
50.

Watermark

Bust of King Rama IX front-facing.

Signatures

Bodee Junnanon (BJ) Minister of Finance
Rerngchai Marakanond (RM) Governor
Amnuay Veeravan (AV) Minister of Finance

Printer

Note Printing Australia, Melbourne, Australia (1998-date)

Comments

Error:
- Serial number Thai and Arabic mismatch
— 9 A/ธ 6673454/๖๖๗๓๔๕๓ (CB)

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Date Signatures No. printed VG F VF XF AU UNC References Frequency
ND (1996)  BJ, RM 50 000 000 $ 7.10 P# 99a
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).
, Thai Banknotes# CB9
Somchai Saeng-ngern; 2022. คู่มือธนบัตรไทย: ฉบับสมบูรณ์ พ.ศ. ๒๓๙๖ - ๒๕๒๕ = Thai Banknotes Catalogue (6th Edition). Hobby International, Bangkok, Thailand.
Prefix 9A~9E 70%
ND (1996)  AV, RM 60 000 000 $ 3.90 $ 4.70 $ 5.00 P# 99b
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).
, Thai Banknotes# CB9a
Somchai Saeng-ngern; 2022. คู่มือธนบัตรไทย: ฉบับสมบูรณ์ พ.ศ. ๒๓๙๖ - ๒๕๒๕ = Thai Banknotes Catalogue (6th Edition). Hobby International, Bangkok, Thailand.
Prefix 9F~9T 21%
ND (1996)  BJ, RM P# 99s
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).
Specimen; prefix 0A 4%

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Picture 1 of a sold 50 Baht - Rama IX (50th Anniversary of King Rama IX's Enthronement)Picture 1 of a sold 50 Baht - Rama IX (50th Anniversary of King Rama IX's Enthronement)
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Auction 118
Lot 264
Internet Archive
23 Mar 2024 Undetermined UNC USD 5.82
(EUR 5.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 50 Baht - Rama IX (50th Anniversary of King Rama IX's Enthronement)Picture 1 of a sold 50 Baht - Rama IX (50th Anniversary of King Rama IX's Enthronement)
Katz
Auction 102
Lot 234
Internet Archive
28 Nov 2023 Undetermined UNC USD 5.82
(EUR 5.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 50 Baht - Rama IX (50th Anniversary of King Rama IX's Enthronement)Picture 1 of a sold 50 Baht - Rama IX (50th Anniversary of King Rama IX's Enthronement)
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Auction 113
Lot 310
Internet Archive
17 Feb 2024 Undetermined F USD 5.82
(EUR 5.00)
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