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Chinese New Year (2015)

 

    

 

 Issue Name:

Chinese New Year

 Thai Issue Name:

เทศกาลตรุษจีน

 Issue Date:

2013/2558-02-09

 Cause:

To commemorate Chinese New Year, referred to in Thai as Thetsakahn Trut Jihn

 Catalogue Number:

2015/9-10

 Denomination:

5 Baht, 5 Baht

 Unused Value:

6 Baht, 6 Baht

 Used Value:

12 Baht (unused), 4 Baht (used)

 Thailex Collection:

n/a

 Size:

40.5 x 30 mm

 Quantity of Stamps:

700,000 pieces per design

 Printer:

Thai British Security Printing Public Company Limited, Thailand

 Subject:

1. som, i.e. oranges (apples from China) which are popular fortune fruit for Chinese New Year; 2. hang pao, i.e. red envelope with banknotes and  decorated with the Chinese character foo (fig.), which stands for ‘blessing’, ‘good luck’ and ‘happiness’ (fig.). The orange-yellow design in the background is based on the stylized pattern of a Chinese Knot (fig.), which without a beginning nor an end represents Eternity.

 Related Link:

Chinese New Year, Thetsakahn, Trut Jihn, som, hang pao, hong bao, Chinese Knot