Thailand BE2520 5000 baht

Stack's Bowers 2021 NYINC sale, lot 24629

This specimen was lot 24629 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $2,400. The catalog description^[1] noted, "THAILAND. 5000 Baht, BE 2520 (1977). NGC MS-66. Struck to commemorate the 50th birthday of King Rama IX. A lovely example of this SCARCE commemorative, with full cartwheel luster and frosty devices." This was only the second issue of this denomination.

Recorded mintage: 6,400.

Specification: 30 g, 0.900 fine gold, 30 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Fr-34; KM Y122.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

Link to:

• BE2517 (1974) 5000 baht, white-eyed river martin
• BE2520 baht, F.A.O.
• BE2520 150 baht, F.A.O.
• BE2520 (1977) 2500 baht, Wedding of Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn and Princess Soamsawali
• Coins and currency dated 1977