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500 Baht - Rama IX 15th series
| Issuer | Bank of Thailand |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Currency | Baht (1897-date) |
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| Obverse description | Portrait vignette of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) in the full-dress uniform of the Supreme Commander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, positioned at center-right against a guilloche underprint. The denomination "500" appears in Thai and Arabic numerals, with the issuing authority inscription in Thai script across the upper register. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette presents the seated statue monument of King Nangklao (Rama III) set before the multi-tiered Loha Prasat metallic spire of Ratchanaddaram Temple, Bangkok. A Chinese junk under sail is rendered to the right of the composition, referencing the flourishing Sino-Thai maritime trade of Rama III's reign. The denomination and issuing authority appear in Thai script within the surrounding border. |
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The 15th series was introduced in 1987 under Rama IX — Bhumibol Adulyadej — and the 500 Baht denomination within it remained in production well into the 2000s, making this a long-running workhorse issue. Thailand's Note Printing Works had been operational since 1969, and by this point the facility was well past its early dependency on foreign printers such as De La Rue, which had supplied earlier Thai series.
Pick 107 is common in circulated grades; the 500 Baht face value ensured heavy handling in commerce throughout the period.