The one-baht coin is a denomination coin of the Thai baht, the Thai currency unit.
Thailand | |
Value | 1 Thai baht |
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Mass | 3.0 g |
Diameter | 20.00 mm |
Thickness | 1 [citation needed] mm |
Edge | Reeded |
Composition | Cupronickel 75% Cu, 25% Ni |
Years of minting | 1860–present |
Catalog number | - |
Obverse | |
Design | King Vajiralongkorn |
Designer | Vudhichai Seangern |
Design date | 2018 |
Reverse | |
Design | Royal Monogram of King Vajiralongkorn |
Designer | Chaiyod Soontrapa |
Design date | 2018 |
Like all coins in Thailand, its obverse features the King of Thailand, Vajiralongkorn, and previously Bhumibol Adulyadej. The newest set of coins features King Vajiralongkorn's royal monogram on the reverse side while the coins of the previous set featured Wat Phra Sri Rattana Satsadaram or Wat Phra Kaew, the royal temple in Bangkok's Grand Palace complex.
It is commonly called rian baht (Thai:เหรียญบาท) by Thai speakers (rian meaning "coin" in Thai).
On February 2, 2009, the Treasury Department announced changes to several circulating coins. The composition of the one-baht coin changed from cupronickel to nickel-clad iron, reducing the mass from 3.4 grams to 3.0 grams. The obverse image has also been updated to a more recent portrait of the king.[1]
The Ministry of Finance announced on March 28, 2018 that the first coins featuring the portrait of His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun will be put in circulation on April 6.