One baht

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1 Baht (Thailand)
Value: 1 Thai baht
Mass: 3.4 g
Diameter: 20.00 mm
Thickness: 1[citation needed] mm
Edge: Reed
Composition: Cupronickel
75% Cu, 25% Ni
Years of minting: 1986–1995
1997–present
Catalog number: -
Obverse
Obverse
Design: H.M. King Bhumipol Adulyadej, the Great
Designer: Supab Aun-aree
Design date:
Reverse
Reverse
Design: Phra Kaew Temple, Bangkok
Designer: Supab Aun-aree
Design date:

The Thailand one baht, commonly called rian baht (rian means coin), is a Thai coin. Like all coins in Thailand, its obverse shows H.M. King Bhumipol Adulyadej the Great. Its reverse features Phra Kaew Temple, the royal temple in the Grand Palace.

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In 1996, the obverse and reverse were changed to celebrate the fiftieth anniversay of the accession to the throne by King Bhumipol Adulyadej.

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