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9000 Baht - Rama IX Rama V
| Issuer | Royal Thai Mint |
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| Year | 2003-2004 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | Central design featuring a royal tiered spire (chofah) or prang flanked by symmetrical foliate and mythological decorative scrollwork in traditional Thai artistic style, all within a beaded inner circle. The surrounding legend in Thai numerals and script commemorates the 150th anniversary of the birth of Rama V on 20 September 2003, with the denomination 9000 Baht and country name Thailand inscribed along the lower portion of the rim. |
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| Reverse lettering | ๑๕๐ ปี แห่งวันพระบรมราชสมภพ ๒๐ กันยายน ๒๕๔๖ ๙๐๐๐ บาท ประเทศไทย |
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Issued to commemorate the centenary of a specific royal milestone connecting Rama IX to his great-great-grandfather Rama V, this gold piece belongs to a broader Thai commemorative program that produced multiple denominations in limited quantities for collector distribution rather than circulation. Rama V — Chulalongkorn — remains one of Thailand's most venerated monarchs, credited with abolishing slavery and modernizing the administrative structure of Siam during his 1868–1910 reign, largely to forestall European colonial annexation.
The 9,000 baht denomination itself is significant: 9 carries deep ceremonial weight in Thai royal numerology, and Rama IX's reign number made it a recurring figure in commemorative face values throughout his era.