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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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| Currency | Baht (1897-date) |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing bust of Princess Srinagarindra (Somdet Phra Sri Nakarin), the Princess Mother and mother of King Rama IX, depicted wearing a uniform with decorations and a brimmed hat. The effigy is rendered in high relief and occupies the central field. A curved Thai-script legend arcs around the upper and lower periphery, reading her full royal title and commemorating the occasion of her 80th birthday. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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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.