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Agriculture Census (1978) ●

 

 

 Issue Name:

1978 Census of Agriculture

 Thai Issue Name:

สำมะโนการเกษตร 2521

 Issue Date:

1978/2521-03-01

 Cause:

To publicize the 1978 Census of Agriculture project

 Catalogue Number:

1978/10

 Denomination:

0.75 Baht

 Unused Value:

20 Baht

 Used Value:

6 Baht

 Thailex Collection:

n/c

 Size:

27 x 45 mm

 Quantity of Stamps:

3,000,000 pieces

 Printer:

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

 Subject:

Farmers at work. In t centre is a circle, with in the bottom half a statistical line chart divided into fields at intervals by black vertical and horizontal lines, and with a red zigzag graph line, referring to the census, while the top half of the circle depicts a famer working the field with a tractor, which refers to agriculture. In the background are some factory-like buildings more scenes related to agriculture, including a farmer wearing a ngop (fig.) while ploughing a field with a Water Buffalo, and a framer transplanting ton klah, i.e. young rice sprouts (fig.).

 Related Link:

ngop, Water Buffalo, kwai, ton klah, rice