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5 Baht - Rama IX King's Mother
| Issuer | Royal Thai Mint |
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| Year | 1980 |
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| Reference(s) | Y#140 |
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| Reverse description | Central design depicting the royal ceremonial urn (Phra Men) flanked by two smaller spired structures, all rendered in traditional Thai architectural style with ornate tiered bases and decorative foliate scrollwork. The date in Thai numerals appears to the upper left, the denomination '๕ บาท' (5 Baht) is inscribed at the bottom of the field, and the country name 'ประเทศไทย' appears to the upper right. The entire design is enclosed within a beaded border. |
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| Mint | Royal Thai Mint |
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Issued to mark the 80th birthday of Princess Srinagarindra — mother of Bhumibol Adulyadej and known throughout Thailand as the "Princess Mother" — this coin was authorized as part of a broader royal commemorative program the Thai government maintained for significant dynastic milestones. Srinagarindra was born a commoner, the daughter of a physician, making her ascent into the royal family through marriage to Prince Mahidol of Songkhla genuinely unusual by the standards of early 20th-century Siamese court society.
She outlived the issuance by nearly two decades, dying in 1995 at 94.