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Thailand's First Olympic Gold Medal (1996)

 

 

 Issue Name:

Thailand's First Olympic Gold Medal

 Thai Issue Name:

เหรียญทองโอลิมปิกเหรียญแรกของไทย

 Issue Date:

1996/2539-12-16

 Cause:

To celebrate Thailand's First Olympic Gold Medal won by Somrak Khamsing (สมรักษ์ คำสิงห์) in the disciple Boxing at Featherweight (-54kg) at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, USA.

 Catalogue Number:

1996/64

 Denomination:

6 Baht

 Unused Value:

11 Baht

 Used Value:

6 Baht

 Thailex Collection:

Unused stamp

 Size:

30 x 48 mm

 Quantity of Stamps:

2,000,000 pieces

 Printer:

Thai British Security Printing Public Company Limited, Thailand

 Subject:

Olympic Gold Medal with the text XXVI OLYMPIAD ATLANTA 1996. In the background is the national flag of Thailand and in the bottom right corner a photo of Featherweight Boxer Somrak Khamsing (สมรักษ์ คำสิงห์) beating his opponent, the Bulgarian Serafim Todorov, at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, USA.

 Related Link:

Centenary of the Modern Olympic Games, Centenary of the International Olympic Committee