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20 Baht - Rama IX Thai Railway
| Issuer | Thailand |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Composition | Copper-nickel |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicting the Garuda emblem of the State Railway of Thailand, shown as a stylized winged figure surmounted by a tiered royal crown (chada) with radiating rays of light emanating from above. The denomination '๒๐' (20) appears to the left of the central device and 'บาท' (Baht) to the right. The commemorative legend '๑๐๐ ปี การรถไฟแห่งประเทศไทย' (100 Years of the State Railway of Thailand) curves along the upper rim, while the date '๒๖ มีนาคม ๒๕๔๐' (26 March 2540) and 'ประเทศไทย' (Thailand) appear along the lower rim. |
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| Reverse lettering | ๑๐๐ ปี การรถไฟแห่งประเทศไทย ๒๐ บาท ๒๖ มีนาคม ๒๕๔๐ ประเทศไทย |
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Issued to mark the centenary of Thai state railways, founded in 1897 under Rama V, who had pushed aggressively for rail infrastructure as a tool of territorial consolidation — particularly to bind the northern and northeastern regions to Bangkok at a moment when French and British colonial pressure on Siam's borders was acute. The network's first line ran from Bangkok to Ayutthaya.
By 1997, the commemorative program under Rama IX had become one of the most prolific in Southeast Asian numismatics, making individual issues from the period relatively common in uncirculated condition.