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1 Baht - Rama IX Royal homecoming
| Issuer | Royal Thai Mint |
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| Year | 1961 |
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| Currency | Baht (1897-date) |
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| Obverse description | Conjoined busts of King Rama IX (Bhumibol Adulyadej) and Queen Sirikit facing left, with the Trisula-in-Chakra royal symbol positioned above the effigies. A Thai-script commemorative legend appears below, referencing the royal homecoming to the capital. The portrait pair is rendered in fine relief against a plain field, with the royal symbol serving as a decorative crown element above the busts. |
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| Obverse lettering | เสด็จนิวัต พระนคร (Translation: Royal homecoming to the capitol) |
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Struck to commemorate Bhumibol Adulyadej's return to Thailand in 1950 after years of study and early reign spent largely in Switzerland, this issue reflects the monarchy's deliberate effort to reassert royal presence following the turbulent postwar period. Bhumibol had been crowned in absentia in 1946 after the sudden death of his brother Ananda, and his physical return carried considerable political weight during a decade when military factions were actively competing for legitimacy by aligning themselves with the crown.