Siam / Thailand Coins
1951 50 Baht Gold Bond Payment
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
THAILAND X |
| Item Description: |
50B (1951) |
| Full Grade: |
NGC AU 55 |
| Owner: |
deposito |
Owner Comments:
A gold bullion-type issue, commissioned on June 11, 1951 by a Regulation of the Ministry of Finance to repay bond holders who had participated in an internal loan regulated on May 17, 1943 - while Thailand was occupied by Japan in the middle of World War Two.
7 in all grades at NGC, all higher than this coin. Two including this coin at PCGS in AU-55 and 24 higher. So there are 31 in all grades at PCGS and NGC together, including this coin.
Obverse
Mythical creature "Garuda" flanked by sprigs.
Script: Thai
Lettering:
พันธบัตรทองคำ
รัฐบาลไทย
Translation:
Gold bond
Thai Government
Reverse
Inscription.
Script: Thai
Lettering:
ความบริสุทธิ์ 995
น้ำหนัก 8.693 กรัม
Translation:
Fineness 995
Weight 8.693 gram
Metal: Gold
Diameter: 20mm
Weight: 8.693g
0.995 Fine Gold
AGW: 0.2781oz