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10 Satang - Rama IX Golden Jubilee
| Issuer | Royal Thai Mint |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Value | 10 Satangs (10 สตางค์) |
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| Obverse script | Thai |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts the royal ceremonial emblem of the Golden Jubilee: a crowned royal privy seal flanked symmetrically by two royal elephants facing inward, each surmounted by a seven-tiered Chhatra ceremonial parasol symbolising royal rank. The Thai numeral '๕๐' (50) appears prominently below the central emblem. A curved ribbon at the base bears the commemorative motto, with the denomination and country name completing the legend around the periphery. |
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Issued to mark Bhumibol Adulyadej's 50th year on the throne — the longest reign of any monarch in Thai history at that point — this aluminium piece was part of a broader commemorative program released in 1996. Aluminium was chosen deliberately for the lower-denomination commemoratives, keeping production costs minimal while maximizing distribution reach across all economic levels.
Bhumibol had ascended in 1946 under circumstances that remain contested: his brother, Rama VIII, was found shot dead in the Grand Palace, the case officially unsolved.