One-satang coin

One satang
Obverse
Thailand
Value	0.01 Thai baht
Mass	0.5 g
Diameter	15 mm
Edge	Plain
Composition	Aluminium 99% Al
Years of minting	1986–Present
Catalog number	-

Design	King Bhumibol Adulyadej
Designer	Supab Aun-aree
Design date	2008
Reverse

Design	Wat Phra That Hariphunchai, Lamphun
Designer	Paithoon Na Chaigmai
Design date	2008

The Thailand one-satang coin is a currency unit equivalent to one-hundredth of a Thai baht. It is rare in circulation but used in banking transactions.

The first satang coin was issued from 1908 to 1937, and featured a hole through the middle.^[1] It was made of bronze and measured 22mm in diameter, weighing 4.6g. It bore the name of King Rama VI.^[2] A coin in the same design was minted in 1939 with name of King Rama VIII, and had a mintage of 24.4 million.^[3] In 1941 the design of the coin changed, although it was still bronze with a hole. The diameter changed to 20mm and the weight to 3.5g.^[4]

The hole was removed in 1942 ^[5] as the coin's composition became tin, reducing its weight to 1.5g and the diameter to 15mm. Only issued in 1942, it had a mintage of 20.7 million.^[6] The design was changed on the coin, although it retained its specifications, in 1944. This coin had an issue of 500,000.^[7]

The coin then fell out of circulation. It was reintroduced in 1987 as an aluminium coin weighing 0.5g and measuring 15mm in diameter. This was the first one-satang coin to feature a portrait of a monarch, King Rama IX, which was sculpted by Wuthichai Saengngoen.^[8] A commemorative was released in 1996 to mark 50 years since of the reign of Rama IX, with a front-facing portrait of the King at his succession.^[9] In 2008, the current portrait of the King was inserted on the obverse.^[10]

Mintages

1987 ~ 93,000
1988 ~ 200,000
1989 ~ 109,000
1990 ~ 191,050
1991 ~ 25,000
1992 ~ 61,000
1993 ~ 126,000
1994 ~ 500,000
1995 ~ 500,000
1996 - 0
1997 ~ 10,000
1998 ~ 10,000
1999 ~ 20,000
2000 ~ 10,000
2001 ~ 50,000
2002 - 0
2003 ~ 10,000
2004 ~ 10,000
2005 ~ 20,000
2006 ~ 3,000
2007 ~ 10,000^[11]
2008 ~ 10,000
2009 ~ 10,000^[12]

References

Thailand currency and coinage

Topics	Thai baht Bank of Thailand Royal Thai Mint Economy of Thailand

Coinage	1 satang 5 satang 10 satang 25 satang 50 satang ฿1 ฿2 ฿5 ฿10 Commemorative coins of Thailand

Banknote	฿20 ฿50 ฿100 ฿500 ฿1,000

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