The one-baht coin is a denomination coin of the

Thai baht The baht (; th, บาท, ; currency sign, sign: ฿; ISO 4217, code: THB) is the official currency of Thailand. It is divided into 100 ''satang'' (, ). The issuance of currency is the responsibility of the Bank of Thailand. Society for Worldw ...

, the Thai

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unit. Like all coins in Thailand, its

obverse Obverse and its opposite, reverse, refer to the two flat faces of coins and some other two-sided objects, including paper money, flags, seals, medals, drawings, old master prints and other works of art, and printed fabrics. In this usage, ''o ...

features the King of Thailand,

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, and previously

Bhumibol Adulyadej Bhumibol Adulyadej ( th, ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; ; ; (Sanskrit: ''bhūmi·bala atulya·teja'' - "might of the land, unparalleled brilliance"); 5 December 192713 October 2016), conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great ...

. The newest set of coins features King Vajiralongkorn's royal monogram on the

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side while the coins of the previous set featured

Wat Phra Sri Rattana Satsadaram Wat Phra Kaew ( th, วัดพระแก้ว, , ), commonly known in English as the Temple of the Emerald Buddha and officially as Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram, is regarded as the most sacred Wat, Buddhist temple in Thailand. The compl ...

or Wat Phra Kaew, the royal temple in Bangkok's

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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.แถลงข่าวออกใช้เหรียญกษาปณ์หมุนเวียนชุดใหม่
("Press conference on release of new circulating coins"), Treasury Department website. Retrieved on February 28, 2009.

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

* 1986 ~ 4,200,000 * 1987 ~ 329,471,000 * 1988 ~ 391,442,000 * 1989 ~ 466,684,000 * 1990 ~ 409,924,000 * 1991 ~ 329,946,380 * 1992 ~ 426,230,000 * 1993 ~ 235,623,000 * 1994 ~ 475,200,000 * 1995 ~ 589,394,650 * 1996 ~ 98,487,000 * 1997 ~ 350,660,600 * 1998 ~ 176,932,000 * 1999 ~ 224,389,000 * 2000 ~ 427,589,000 * 2001 ~ 393,460,000 * 2002 ~ 269,375,000 * 2003 ~ 280,691,000 * 2004 ~ 562,018,000 * 2005 ~ 1,470,538,000 * 2006 ~ 749,861,000 * 2007 ~ 618,918,316 * 2008 (old series) ~ 562,532,000 * 2008 (new series) ~ 180,900,000 * 2009 ~ 246,000,000Treasury Department e-catalog

Commemorative issues

* Commemoration of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and the Queen Sirikit return from the World visit. * The 3rd Cycle Birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. * The 5th Asian Games. * The 6th Asian Games. * Commemorative of the Food and Agriculture Organisation

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(1972). * Commemoration of HRH Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn. * The 25th Anniversary of World Health Organisation

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. * The 8th SEAP Games. * The 75th Anniversary of Princess Mother Srinagarindra. * Commemorative of the Food and Agriculture Organisation

(1977). * Commemoration of Princess Sirindhorn graduated from Chulalongkorn University. * Commemoration of HRH Princess Sirindhorn. * The 8th Asian Games. * Commemoration of the World Food Day. * The 50th Anniversary Celebrations of the King Bhumibol Adulyadej's Accession.

Series

2009 changes

2018 series

Mintages

Commemorative issues

References

See also