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Centenary of the Ministry of Transport (2012)

 

Industrial Ring Road Bridge    Bangkok Metro train with Bangkok Mega-Bridge

freight vessel in harbour    Suwannaphum Airport with ATC tower and a Thai Airways aircraft in flight

 

 Issue Name:

Centenary of the Ministry of Transport

 Thai Issue Name:

100 ปี กระทรวงคมนาคม

 Issue Date:

2012/2555-04-01

 Cause:

To mark the 100th anniversary of the Ministry of Transport and Communications, the governmental body responsible for the development and construction of Thailand's infrastructure for transportation over land, air, and sea, including roads, railways and bridges.

 Catalogue Number:

2012/17-20

 Denomination:

3 Baht (4 designs)

 Unused Value:

5 Baht (4 designs)

 Complete Set:

20 Baht (unused), 4 Baht (used)

 Thailex Collection:

Unused set

 Size:

48 x 30 mm

 Quantity of Stamps:

700,000 pieces per design

 Printer:

Thai British Security Printing Public Company Limited, Thailand

 Subject:

Industrial Ring Road Bridge, Bangkok Metro, a freight vessel in harbour, and Suwannaphum International Airport with its Air Traffic Control tower and a Thai Airways aircraft in flight. Each design also has the centenary logo of the Ministry of Transport and Communications, i.e. the number 100 (in Thai ๑๐๐), with in the first zero the original circular logo of the Ministry of Transport, namely a chariot pulled by two horses, with a charioteer and Phra Ram holding his bow and an arrow, surrounded by kranok motifs

 Related Link:

Krasuang Khamanakhom, Industrial Ring Road Bridge, Bangkok Mega-Bridge, Airport Link, Bangkok Metro, Bangkok Mass Transit System, Suwannaphum, 90th Anniversary of the Ministry of Transport, 80th Anniversary of the Ministry of Transport and Communication, 75th Anniversary of the Ministry of Communications