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150 Baht - Rama IX 60th Birthday - King Rama IX
| Issuer | Royal Thai Mint |
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| Year | 1987 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse script | Thai |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicting the royal cypher of King Rama IX set within a circular ornamental frame, surrounded by radiating beams of light in the style of a solar disk, surmounted by a tiered chedi (stupa) and mounted on a stepped pedestal. Curved Thai script legend at the top reads 'มหามงคลพระชนมพรรษา ๖๐' (Auspicious 60th Birthday), with the denomination '๑๕๐ บาท' (150 Baht), the Thai Buddhist Era date '๒๕๓๐' (2530), and 'ประเทศไทย' (Thailand) inscribed in the lower field. Decorative floral rosettes flank the central device at left and right. |
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Issued to mark the 60th birthday of Bhumibol Adulyadej, who by 1987 had already reigned for over four decades — making him one of the longest-serving monarchs alive at the time. In Thai tradition, a 60th birthday completes five full cycles of the twelve-year lunar calendar, a milestone considered especially auspicious and typically marked with significant ceremony.
The Royal Thai Mint struck commemorative 150 Baht pieces in this period across several occasions, and Y#197 sits within a crowded commemorative program from the mid-1980s that has kept secondary market premiums modest for most issues in the series.