About Commemorative Banknote for the Auspicious Occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the Royal Wedding and the 60th Anniversary of the Coronation
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History
Identical in appearance and size to the circulating Series 15 banknote of 100 baht denomination.
Features the royal portrait of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great (Rama IX) waving his hand, together with the portrait of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, the Queen Mother, showing the royal appearance before the multitude during the ceremony celebrating the 60th anniversary of the accession to the throne at the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall in 2006 (B.E. 2549). This image, deeply cherished by all the King's subjects, expresses the royal couple's shared merit and virtue, and links the accession to the throne with the 60th anniversary of the Coronation.
This 100 baht commemorative banknote has the same obverse, colors and size as the circulating Series 15 (second type) 100 baht banknote, except that the reverse has been changed to depict subjects related to the Royal Wedding and the Coronation of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great (Rama IX) and Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, the Queen Mother.
Features the royal portrait of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great (Rama IX) waving his hand, together with the portrait of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, the Queen Mother, showing the royal appearance before the multitude during the ceremony celebrating the 60th anniversary of the accession to the throne at the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall in 2006 (B.E. 2549). This image, deeply cherished by all the King's subjects, expresses the royal couple's shared merit and virtue, and links the accession to the throne with the 60th anniversary of the Coronation.
At the bottom of the banknote are the inscriptions "ราชาภิเษกสมรสครบ 60 ปี 28 เมษายน 2553" (60th Anniversary of the Royal Wedding, 28 April 2010) and "บรมราชาภิเษกครบ 60 ปี 5 พฤษภาคม 2553" (60th Anniversary of the Coronation, 5 May 2010).
Features the royal portrait of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great (Rama IX) pouring the lustral water during the Coronation ceremony, decorated with a pattern of six pikul (Spanish cherry) flowers, symbolizing the 60th anniversary of the Coronation.
At the upper left corner is the personal royal seal of King Rama IX, printed over the Thai national flag, symbolizing the Thai nation, which comprises the institutions of nation, religion and monarchy.
At the lower left corner is the royal command given at the Coronation, "เราจะครองแผ่นดินโดยธรรม เพื่อประโยชน์สุขแห่งมหาชนชาวสยาม" (We shall reign with righteousness, for the benefit and happiness of the Siamese people), granted on 5 May 1950 (B.E. 2493). His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great (Rama IX) regarded it as his firm and most important royal resolve, and he carried out his royal duties in governing the Kingdom of Thailand in accordance with the Ten Royal Virtues, for the benefit and happiness of the nation and its people throughout his reign.
Redeemable at face value of 100 baht.
Denomination: 100 Baht
Size: 72 x 150 millimeters, the same as the Series 16 banknote.
Date of announcement: dated 5 April 2010 (B.E. 2553).
Date of issue: 4 May 2010 (B.E. 2553).
Main image, obverse: identical in appearance and size to the circulating Series 15 banknote of 100 baht denomination.
Main image, reverse: the royal portrait of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great (Rama IX) waving his hand, together with the portrait of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, the Queen Mother, showing the royal appearance before the multitude during the ceremony celebrating the 60th anniversary of the accession to the throne at the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall in 2006 (B.E. 2549). This image, deeply cherished by all the King's subjects, expresses the royal couple's shared merit and virtue, and links the accession to the throne with the 60th anniversary of the Coronation.
Redeemable at face value of 100 baht.
Design
- Obverse
- Identical in appearance and size to the circulating Series 15 banknote of 100 baht denomination.
- Reverse
- Features the royal portrait of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great (Rama IX) waving his hand, together with the portrait of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, the Queen Mother, showing the royal appearance before the multitude during the ceremony celebrating the 60th anniversary of the accession to the throne at the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall in 2006 (B.E. 2549). This image, deeply cherished by all the King's subjects, expresses the royal couple's shared merit and virtue, and links the accession to the throne with the 60th anniversary of the Coronation.