2 Baht - Rama IX (60th birthday of Queen Sirikit) 2535 (1992) front

2 Baht - Rama IX (60th birthday of Queen Sirikit) 2535 (1992) back

2 Baht - Rama IX (60th birthday of Queen Sirikit) 2535 (1992) photo

2 Baht - Rama IX 60th birthday of Queen Sirikit

2535 (1992) year


Copper-nickel clad copper	7.35 g	22 mm

Description

Issuer	Thailand
King	Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) (1946-2016)
Type	Circulating commemorative coin
Year	2535 (1992)
Calendar	Thai
Value	2 Bahts (2 บาท) (2&nbspTHB)
Currency	Baht (1897-date)
Composition	Copper-nickel clad copper
Weight	7.35 g
Diameter	22 mm
Thickness	2.6 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Updated	2024-10-08

References

Numista	N#9246
Rarity index	24%

Reverse

Crowned monogram Automatically translated

Lettering:
มหามงคลเฉลิมพระชนมพรรษา ๕ รอบ
๒ บาท
๑๒ สิงหาคม ๒๕๓๕ ประเทศไทย

Translation:
The auspicious occasion of the 5th cycle anniversary
2 baht
12 August 1992, Thailand

Edge

Reeded

Comment

Born on August 12, 1932, Queen Sirikit, daughter of Prince Chandaburi Suranath and Luang Bua Kitiyakara, is the great-granddaughter of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), a lineage she shares with her husband, King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX).
The daughter of an ambassador, she spent her youth abroad, her father representing the Thai government in England, Denmark and France. It was in Paris that the Queen first met her future husband, then a student, whom she accompanied to Switzerland, where she became engaged on July 19, 1949. The couple's final return to Thailand in 1950 began with a royal wedding, celebrated at the Pathumwan Palace on April 28, a week before the coronation.
This coin is part of a series issued to mark Queen Sirikit's 60th birthday (see links below);
face values in the series: 2, 5 (cupronickel-plated copper), 10 (cupronickel), 150, 300, 600 (silver), 1,500, 3,000, 6,000 (gold) baht. Automatically translated

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Née le 12 août 1932, la reine Sirikit, fille du prince Chandaburi Suranath et de Luang Bua Kitiyakara, est l’arrière-petite-fille du roi Chulalongkorn (Rama V), filiation qu’elle partage avec son époux, le roi Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX).
Fille d’ambassadeur, elle passe sa jeunesse à l’étranger, son père étant représentant du gouvernement de Thaïlande en Angleterre, puis au Danemark et en France. C’est à Paris que la Reine rencontre pour la première fois son futur époux, à l’époque étudiant, qu’elle accompagne en Suisse, où elle se fiance le 19 juillet 1949. Le retour définitif du couple en Thaïlande, en 1950, débute par un mariage royal, célébré au palais Pathumwan le 28 avril, une semaine avant le couronnement.
Cette pièce fait partie d'une série émise à l'occasion du 60° anniversaire de la reine Sirikit (voir liens ci-dessous) ;
valeurs faciales de la série : 2, 5 (cuivre plaqué cupronickel), 10 (cupronickel), 150, 300, 600 (argent), 1 500, 3 000, 6 000 (or) baht.

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about this coin is that it was issued to commemorate the 60th birthday of Queen Sirikit, who was the queen consort of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) and is highly revered in Thailand. The coin features an image of the queen on one side and the Thai royal crest on the other. The coin's design and the queen's birthday are significant because they reflect the importance of the Thai monarchy in Thai culture and society.

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
2535 (1992)	1700000	-	-	-	-	-	-

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