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5 Satang - Rama IX Aluminium-bronze
| Issuer | Royal Thai Mint |
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| Year | 1957 |
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| Composition | Aluminium bronze (91% Copper, 9% Aluminium) |
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| Reverse description | Central depiction of the Thai State Coat of Arms, featuring the Garuda throne and royal insignia flanked by two standing figures holding ceremonial weapons, beneath a radiant sunburst at the apex. The denomination '๕ สต.' (5 Satang) is inscribed to the left and right of the central arms in Thai numerals and abbreviation. The legend 'รัฐบาลไทย' (Thai Government) curves along the upper arc, and the Buddhist Era date 'พ.ศ.๒๕๐๐' appears in the lower exergue, all in Thai script. |
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| Mintage | 2500 (1957) - พ.ศ.๒๕๐๐ - 46,440,000 |
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Thailand's 1957 coinage program coincided with a period of significant political consolidation under Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat, who seized power in a coup the following year. The satang denominations issued through this period were produced in response to genuine demand for small-change infrastructure as the country's rural economy modernized. Aluminium-bronze was selected over the earlier tin-alloy compositions partly for its superior wear resistance in tropical circulation conditions — Thai coins of earlier decades had notoriously poor longevity in the field.