Ten-baht coin
The bi-metallic Thailand ten-baht coin is a denomination coin of the Thai baht, the currency unit of Thailand.
Thailand | |
| Value | 10 Thai baht |
|---|---|
| Mass | 8.5 g |
| Diameter | 26 mm |
| Thickness | 2 mm |
| Edge | Reed |
| Composition | Outer Ring: Cupronickel Centre Plug: Aluminium bronze |
| Years of minting | 1988–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 every standard-issue coin in Thailand, its obverse features the King of Thailand, Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun and previously Bhumibol Adulyadej. The newest coin features King Vajiralongkorn's royal monogram on its reverse side while the previous set featured Wat Arun Ratchawararam Ratchawora Mahavihara seen from the Chao Phraya River.
Ten-baht coin has been used as a commemorative coin for many occasions since 1971. As of March 2012, there are one silver, twenty-three nickel, twenty-three cupronickel and fifty-eight bi-metallic face-valued ten-baht commemorative coin series.
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