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International Day Against Narcotics (1989)

 

 

 Issue Name:

International Day Against Narcotics

 Thai Issue Name:

วันต่อต้านยาเสพติด

 Issue Date:

1989/2532-06-26

 Cause:

To commemorate the International Day Against Narcotics

 Catalogue Number:

1989/14

 Denomination:

2 Baht

 Unused Value:

10 Baht

 Used Value:

3 Baht

 Thailex Collection:

n/a

 Size:

45 x 27 mm

 Quantity of Stamps:

3,000,000 pieces

 Printer:

Cartor S.A., France

 Subject:

Illustration of silhouettes in various colours, that depict humans with their hands in the air, and in the background some mountains, with in the front base, in white, the Thai text Rak Chiwit Pongkan Yah Septit Diyaw Nih (รักชีวิต ป้องกันยาเสพติดเดี๋ยวนี้), i.e. Love Life, Shield/Protect Against Narcotics Now. It reflects the importance of all endeavours to improve the quality of life in order to build up immunity and to prevent all kinds of risks and menaces that result from illicit drugs, which form a major threat to the social-economic stability of the country. In the top right corner is the logo of the campaign against narcotics, which consist of the white silhouette of a human figure inside a green cocoon, that protect from outside dangers, represented by the white arrows on a red background and that bounce off of the cocoon.

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