A good portrait of King Rama 9 Bhumibol Adulyadej 
on this .999 fine gold coin issued in 1997 (BE 2540).
The year of the "Asian Financial Crisis" that is largely
attributed to sudden weakness in the Thai Baht 
(apart from Long Term Capital Management imploding in the USA)
 
Mintage of just 1,700
 
This coin is "For the Children of the World" and has the 
denomination of 2000 Thai Baht.  
2000 Baht BE 2540 (1997) "50th Anniversary of UNICEF" (Thailand, Rama IX)
 
Its actual gold weight is 0.199, almost two tenths of a troy ounce of pure gold 
(6.2138 grams)