Enthusiasts rush to pick up 20-baht coins marking 2022 Apec Summit
Collectors in Chiang Mai snapped up more than 1,200 coins commemorating the 2022 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Summit on the first day of its release.
The 20-baht coin featuring an image of King Rama X on one side and the 2022 Apec Summit logo on the other was released nationwide on Tuesday.
Hundreds of coin collectors flocked to provincial treasury offices on Tuesday morning to pick up the special coin.
A Chiang Mai resident, who had been queuing up since 10.30am, said he has been collecting coins for nearly 50 years now and would add this to his ever-growing collection.
Korachak Chuthip, Chiang Mai provincial treasury office chief, said most collectors preferred to show up in person to buy the coins, adding that he expects all 7,500 coins allocated to his office to be bought up in the next day or two.
“The office has limited the purchase of the coins to 50 per person so more people can collect them,” he said.
The 20-baht coins can be bought at:
• Bureau of Monetary Management, Pathum Thani
• Coin Exchange Centre, Chakrabongse Road, Bangkok
• Coin Exchange Centre, Rama VI Road, Bangkok
• Treasury offices nationwide
The coin can also be purchased online via www.treasury.go.th. Buyers can choose to pick it up at one of the exchange centres or have it sent by post.
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