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Commemorative Banknotes Of The Thai Baht
The banknotes of the Thai baht are part of the Cash, physical form of the Thai baht, Thailand's currency. The issuance of the baht banknotes is managed by the Bank of Thailand. Throughout its history, the denominations have ranged from 1 baht to 1,000 baht. The circulating banknotes today in Thailand, however, are ranged from 20 baht, 50 baht, 100 baht note, 100 baht, 500 baht and 1000 baht. The currently circulating series are 17th, 16th and 15th series. Thai baht banknotes commonly include the portrait or the picture of the sculpture of its kings. The obverses have been designed with the current king's portrait. Whilst, in the reverses, mostly the picture of notable kings and kings with the title "the great". Some reverses feature the King Bhumibol's sayings. History In 1851, the government issued notes for , , , , and 1 tical, followed by 3, 4, 6, and 10 tamlueng in 1853. After 1857, notes for 20 and 40 ticals were issued, also bearing their values in Straits dollars and Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Songkran In Tak 41
In many countries of South Asia and South East Asia, the traditional new year is calculated on the sun's entry into the constellation Aries as per the regional Hindu calendar, Hindu calendars or Buddhist calendar, Buddhist calendars. The sun's entry into Aries is known as Mesha Sankranti, Sankranti and Songkran in South and Southeast Asian cultures respectively. In modern times, it is usually reckoned around 14 April. Origins As most countries and cultures of South and Southeast Asia lie within the Greater_India, Indian cultural sphere, the development of their traditional calendars has been strongly influenced by the Hindu calendar. As in many other calendars, the New Year was based on the northern hemisphere March equinox, vernal equinox (the beginning of spring). However, the Hindu calendar year was based on the Nirayana_system, Nirayana or sidereal year (i.e. the movement of the sun relative to the stars), while the Western Gregorian calendar is based on the tropical year (t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
