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50th Anniversary of
Government
Lottery
(1989)
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Issue
Name: |
50th Anniversary of Government
Lottery |
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Thai
Issue
Name: |
50 ปี
สำนักงานสลากกินแบ่งรัฐบาล |
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Issue Date: |
1989/2532-04-05 |
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Cause: |
To commemorate the 50th anniversary
of the foundation of
The Government Lottery
Office, the same
date as when the first government lottery committee was
appointed by the Ministry of Finance, i.e. 5 April 1939. |
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Catalogue Number: |
1989/13 |
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Denomination: |
2 Baht |
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Unused Value: |
10 Baht |
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Used Value: |
3 Baht |
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Thailex Collection: |
n/a |
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Size: |
27 x 45 mm |
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Quantity
of Stamps: |
3,000,000 pieces |
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Printer: |
Cartor S.A., France |
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Subject: |
Oval frame with a picture of the
building of
The Government Lottery
Office of
Thailand on Ratchadamnoen Klang Road in Bangkok (used as its head
office until its move in 2013 to
Sanam Bin Nahm
in
Nonthaburi
-
fig.).
In the top centre of the oval frame is the emblem
of the Government Lottery,
which consists of an octagonal star, with at its centre an
ornamental circle that contains a depiction of
Vayuphak,
a
mythological bird
(fig.)
believed to guard treasure and also used as the logo of the Thai
Ministry of Finance,
as well as the text
Samnakngaan
Salahk Kin Baeng
Rattabahn
(สำนักงานสลากกินแบ่งรัฐบาล),
i.e. ‘Government
Lottery Office’.
Underneath the oval frame is a yellow banner with in blue the text
Hah Sip Pih
Samnakngaan
Salahk Kin Baeng
Rattabahn
(๕๐ ปี สำนักงานสลากกินแบ่งรัฐบาล), i.e.
‘50
Years of [the]
Government Lottery Office’,
and the frame is furthermore surrounded by pictures showing money
bags and coins, as well as various
activities relating to public
benefits to which this office has contributed. |
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Related Link: |
salahk kin baeng,
Vayuphak,
Nonthaburi,
Sanam Bin Nahm,
The Government Lottery
Office |
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