Thai Crabs (1st Series)

ปูไทย (ชุดที่ ๑)

1979/2522-03-22

To publicize Thai marine crabs

1979/3-6

2 Baht, 2.75 Baht , 3 Baht, 5 Baht

50 Baht, 120 Baht, 70 Baht, 160 Baht

400 Baht (unused), 120 Baht (used)

n/c

27 x 45 mm

1,000,000 pieces per design

Suomen Pankin Setelipaino, Bank of Finland Security Printing House, Finland

Various marine crabs: 1. Moon Crab (Matuta lunaris), in Thai known as poo paen (ปูแป้น), i.e. ‘Round and Flat Crab’; 2. Flower Moon Crab (Matuta planipes), known in Thai as poo hanuman (ปูหนุมาน), i.e. ‘Hanuman Crab’; 3. Blue Swimming Crab (Portunus pelagicus), in Thai called poo mah (ปูม้า), i.e. ‘Horse Crab’; 4. Giant Mud Crab (Scylla serrata), in Thai referred to as poo thalae (ปูทะเล), i.e. ‘Sea Crab’.

Hanuman, poo mah, Thai Crabs - 2nd Series (1979), Thai Crabs - 3rd Series (2021)