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National Science Day (1985)
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Issue
Name: |
National
Science Day |
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Thai Issue
Name: |
วันวิทยาศาสตร์แห่งชาติ |
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Issue Date: |
1985/2528-08-18 |
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Cause: |
To commemorate the 1985 National
Science Day |
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Catalogue Number: |
1985/19 |
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Denomination: |
2 Baht |
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Unused Value: |
25 Baht |
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Used Value: |
5 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: |
4,000,000 pieces |
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Printer: |
Waddingtons
Security Print Ltd.,
England |
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Subject: |
Portrait of King
Rama IV
and an
illustration of
a telescope and a total solar eclipse.
King
Mongkhut
(fig.)
studied several
western
sciences,
including
astronomy,
and in
1868
went
on an expedition to
Khao Sahm Roi Yot near the
Gulf of
Siam
in order
to
observe a solar eclipse, which according to folklore is
caused by the demon
Rahu. |
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Related Link: |
Rama IV,
Rahu,
Mongkhut,
Khao Sahm Roi Yot,
Siam,
Total Solar Eclipse of 24 October
1995 |
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