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Zodiac - Year of the Rabbit (2023)

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 Issue Name:

Zodiac - Year of the Rabbit

 Thai Issue Name:

นักษัตรปีเถาะ (กระต่าย)

 Issue Date:

2023/2566-01-04

 Cause:

To commemorate the new year and to promote stamp collection

 Catalogue Number:

2023/1

 Denomination:

3 Baht

 Unused Value:

3 Baht

 Used Value:

1 Baht

 Thailex Collection:

n/a

 Size:

40.5 x 30 mm

 Quantity of Stamps:

800,000 pieces

 Printer:

T.K.S. Technologies Public Company Limited, Thailand

 Subject:

Sketch of a rabbit, i.e. the fourth animal of the Chinese Zodiac. The sketch is from the hand of Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, and depicts a rabbit on a turtle or tortoise. Underneath the drawing is the text kratai khih tao (กระต่ายบี่เต่า), i.e. ‘The rabbit rides the turtle’.

 Related Link:

Chinese Zodiac, Chinese Calendar, zodiac, Chakri, Sirinthon, rabbit, tortoise, turtle