Banknotes from Thailand

Thailand is located in the center of Southeast Asia, bordering Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, and Malaysia. Before 1939 the country was known as Siam. Siamese states emerged in the trading roads between Chinese, Khmer and Malay. Kingdom of Sukhothai is the first prominent Thai state which existed from the 13th to 15th century in northern river plains. Then the Ayutthaya Kingdom in 14th century emerged and conquered Sukothai becoming the most powerful Thai state until its capital Ayutthaya was sacked by Burmese forces in 1767. Ayutthaya was known to Western Europeans as a marvellous city with around 1 million inhabitants. After the fall of Ayutthaya, King Taksin found a new capital at Thonburi on the west bank of Chao Phraya river plain. The new kingdom lasted for only 15 years when the military leader made the revolution against King Taksin and placed a king from a new dynasty, the Chakri Dynasty. Rama I then moved the capital to the east bank of the river and named the new capital as Krung thep. Bangkok is the common name known by the westerners since it was the trading posts of various western merchants from Ayutthaya time. Baht, a unit of weight of about 15 grams, has been the currency unit since Sukhothai time, along with the Cowry shells called Bia. Silver coins, hammered into ring-shaped in Sukhothai period, are called Podduang. In Ayutthaya period, bullet coins have a more round shape, and private production of bullet coins is banned. Ayutthaya-style bullet coins are produced until Rama IV, when the trade barrier between commoners and foreigners is abolished, the rapid economic growth making production of bullet money insufficient. Coinage revolution is undertaken by Rama IV who ordered minting machine from the British and built a new mint in the Grand Palace. In the late reign of Rama V, the traditional binary subunit of Baht is decimalized, with a Satang equaling 1/100 Baht. The bullet coins are demonetized due to high rate of counterfeits. In Rama VI reign, all pre-decimal coins are demonetized. In the long reign of Rama IX, many commemorative coins are produced and circulated along with the standard coins. Baht is one of the strongest currencies in the region.
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Baht / Tical (1869-1897)

64 Ath = 8 Fuang = 1 Baht / Tical

400 Baht / 400 Ticals (Royal Siamese Treasury note)
ND (1892)

Trial banknote
22.5 × 14.5 mm
P# 7, N# 295343
1000 Baht / 1000 Ticals (Series 1; Type III with bottom serial)
1902

Standard banknote: Series 1

P# 13c, N# 369704

Baht (1897-date)

100 Satang = 1 Baht

1 Baht (Series 2; type II "Banknote")
1927-1936

Standard banknote: Series 2
135 × 75 mm
P# 16, N# 245851
1 Baht "Ploughing Ceremony" (Series 2; type I "Contract")
1925-1927

Standard banknote: Series 2
135 × 75 mm
P# 16a, N# 369699
100 Baht "Ploughing Ceremony" (Series 2; type II "Banknote")
1932

Standard banknote: Series 2

P# 20b, N# 324543
1 Baht - Rama VII (Series 3)
1934-1935

Standard banknote
135 × 75 mm
P# 22, N# 287909
10 Baht - Rama VII (Series 3)
1934-1935

Standard banknote
175 × 95 mm
P# 24, N# 232961
10 Baht - Rama VIII (Series 3)
1935-1936

Standard banknote
175 × 95 mm
P# 24, N# 375785
1 Baht - Rama VIII (Series 3)
1935-1937

Standard banknote
175 × 95 mm
P# 26a, N# 250727
1 Baht - Rama VIII (Series 4; Survey Dept. Type II arabic serial)
ND (1942)

Standard banknote: Series 4
125 × 65 mm
P# 39, N# 230529
1 Baht - Rama VIII (Series 4; Survey Dept. Type I Thai serial)
ND (1942)

Standard banknote: Series 4
125 × 65 mm
P# 39, N# 382494
20 Baht - Rama VIII (Series 4; Survey Dept.)
ND (1943-1945)

Standard banknote: Series 4
147 × 87 mm
P# 41, N# 230527
100 Baht - Rama VIII (Series 4)
ND (1944)

Standard banknote: Series 4
147 × 87 mm
P# 42, N# 230526
50 Satang - Rama VIII (Series 5)
ND (1942-1944)

Standard banknote: Series 5
117 × 63 mm
P# 43, N# 220506
1 Baht - Rama VIII (Series 5; type I Thai serial bottom)
ND (1942-1944)

Standard banknote: Series 5
125 × 65 mm
P# 44, N# 230525
1 Baht - Rama VIII (Series 5; type III without serial bottom)
ND (1944)

Standard banknote: Series 5
125 × 65 mm
P# 44, N# 382496
5 Baht
ND (1942-1944)

Standard banknote

P# 45, N# 230524
5 Baht
ND (1945)

Standard banknote

P# 46, N# 230523
10 Baht - Rama VIII (Series 5; type III without bottom serial)
ND (1944-1945)

Standard banknote: Series 5
145 × 85 mm
P# 47, N# 230522
10 Baht - Rama VIII (Series 5; type IV green reverse)
ND (1945)

Standard banknote: Series 5
145 × 85 mm
P# 48, N# 230521
20 Baht - Rama VIII (Series 5; Type I Prefix P-P-น Thai serial below)
ND (1942)

Standard banknote: Series 5
155 × 90 mm
P# 49, N# 230520
20 Baht - Rama VIII (Series 5; Type V brown reverse)
ND (1945)

Standard banknote
155 × 90 mm
P# 50, N# 230519
100 Baht - Rama VIII (Series 5; Type I red reverse)
ND (1943)

Standard banknote: Series 5
165 × 95 mm
P# 51, N# 230518
100 Baht - Rama VIII (Series 5; Type II blue reverse)
ND (1945)

Standard banknote: Series 5
165 × 95 mm
P# 52, N# 230517
1000 Baht - Rama VIII (Series 5)
ND (1944)

Standard banknote
175 × 100 mm
P# 53, N# 230516
20 Baht - Rama VIII (Series 6; type II waves watermark)
ND (1945)

Standard banknote: Series 6
147 × 87 mm
P# 53A, N# 230515
100 Baht - Rama VIII (Series 6; Type I constitution watermark)
ND (1945)

Standard banknote: Series 6
147 × 78 mm
P# 53B, N# 230514
100 Baht - Rama VIII (Series 6; Type II waves watermark)
ND (1945)

Standard banknote: Series 6
147 × 78 mm
P# 53B, N# 383700
1 Baht - Rama VIII (Series 7)
ND (1945-1946)

Standard banknote
104 × 54 mm
P# 54, N# 230513
5 Baht
ND (1945)

Standard banknote

P# 55, N# 230512
5 Baht
ND (1945)

Standard banknote

P# 55A, N# 230510
10 Baht - Rama VIII (Series 7; Type I watermark constitution)
ND (1945)

Standard banknote: Series 7
147 × 87 mm
P# 56a, N# 230511
10 Baht - Rama VIII (Series 7; Type II watermark wave)
ND (1945)

Standard banknote: Series 7
147 × 87 mm
P# 56b, N# 382667
50 Baht - Rama VIII (Series 7; Type I no fibers)
ND (1945)

Standard banknote: Series 7
147 × 87 mm
P# 57a, N# 230509
1 Baht - Rama VIII
ND (1942-1945)

Standard banknote
117 × 63 mm
P# 58, N# 206541
10 Baht - Rama VIII (Series 5; without serial numbers and signature)
ND (1942-1944)

Standard banknote: Series 5
145 × 85 mm
P# 59, N# 230507
1000 Baht - Rama VIII
ND (1943)

Standard banknote
195 × 105 mm
P# 60, N# 230506
1000 Baht - Rama VIII
ND (1944)

Standard banknote
195 × 105 mm
P# 61, N# 230505
1 Baht "Invasion"
ND (1946)

Standard banknote
114 × 73 mm
P# 62A, N# 230503
50 Baht (Type I; red 50 on reverse)
ND (1945)

Standard banknote
125 × 65 mm
P# 62B, N# 230504
Available for swap 1 Baht - Rama VIII (Posthumous; Series 8 "American")
ND (1946)

Standard banknote: Series 8
111 × 66 mm
P# 63, N# 209858
5 Baht - Rama VIII (Posthumous; Series 8 "American")
ND (1946)

Standard banknote: Series 8
111 × 66 mm
P# 64, N# 230501
10 Baht - Rama VIII (Posthumous; Series 8 "American")
ND (1946-1947)

Standard banknote: Series 8
111 × 66 mm
P# 65, N# 230500
20 Baht - Rama VIII (Posthumous; Series 8 "American")
ND (1946-1947)

Standard banknote: Series 8
156 × 66 mm
P# 66, N# 230498
100 Baht - Rama VIII (Posthumous; Series 8 "American")
ND (1946)

Standard banknote: Series 8
156 × 66 mm
P# 67, N# 230499
50 Satang (Series 9)
ND (1941-1948)

Standard banknote: Series 9
115.0 × 63.0 mm
P# 68, N# 230497
1 Baht
ND (1948)

Standard banknote

P# 69, N# 225434
Available for swap 5 Baht
ND (1948)

Standard banknote

P# 70, N# 230496
Available for swap 10 Baht
ND (1948)

Standard banknote

P# 71, N# 230495
20 Baht - Rama IX (Series 9 Type II; young portrait, black serials)
ND (1950-1953)

Standard banknote: Series 9
147 × 87 mm
P# 72, Thai B# P#150.a, Thai B# P#150.b, Thai B# P#150.c, N# 230494
100 Baht
ND (1948)

Standard banknote

P# 73, N# 230493
Available for swap 1 Baht - Rama IX (9th series)
ND (1955)

Standard banknote: 9th series
126 × 66 mm
P# 74, N# 207110
Available for swap 5 Baht (Series 9)
ND (1955)

Standard banknote: 9th series
136 × 77 mm
P# 75, N# 207114
Available for swap 10 Baht (9th series)
ND (1953-1969)

Standard banknote: 9th series
146 × 86 mm
P# 76, N# 207575
Available for swap 20 Baht - Rama IX (Series 9 Type V; adult portrait, head watermark)
ND (1953-1969)

Standard banknote: Series 9
146 × 86 mm
P# 77, N# 207604
100 Baht (Series 9)
ND (1955)

Standard banknote: 9th series
145 × 87 mm
P# 78, N# 230492
100 Baht - Rama IX (Series 10)
ND (1968)

Standard banknote: Series 10
146 × 86 mm
P# 79, N# 212206
5 Baht "Commemorative Overprint Issue"
1969

Commemorative note

P# 80, N# 230491
Available for swap 10 Baht "Commemorative Overprint Issue"
1969

Commemorative note: Commemorative Overprint Issue

P# 81, N# 230490
Available for swap 5 Baht
ND (1969-1975)

Standard banknote: Series 11
130 × 67.5 mm
P# 82, N# 205602
Available for swap 10 Baht
ND (1969-1978)

Standard banknote: Series 11
160 × 70 mm
P# 83, N# 206545
Available for swap 20 Baht (Series 11)
ND (1971)

Standard banknote: Series 11
140 × 72 mm
P# 84, N# 207125
100 Baht (Series 11)
ND (1969-1978)

Standard banknote: Series 11
150 × 77 mm
P# 85, N# 206959
500 Baht
ND (1975-1988)

Standard banknote: Series 11

P# 86, N# 230489
Available for swap 10 Baht
ND (1980)

Standard banknote: 12th Series
132 × 69 mm
P# 87, N# 206262
Available for swap 20 Baht
2524 (1981)

Standard banknote: 12th Series
139 × 72 mm
P# 88, N# 203643
Available for swap 100 Baht
ND (1978)

Standard banknote: 12th Series
154 × 80 mm
P# 89, N# 213144
Available for swap 50 Baht - Rama IX (Series 13)
ND (1985-1996)

Standard banknote: Series 13
144 × 72 mm
P# 90, N# 211392
Available for swap 500 Baht
1988 (1988-1996)

Standard banknote: Series 13
160 × 80 mm
P# 91, N# 213954
1000 Baht
ND (1992)

Standard banknote: Series 14
166 × 80 mm
P# 92, N# 230488
Available for swap 60 Baht (60th Birthday of King Rama IX)
2530 (1987)

Commemorative note: 60th Birthday of King Rama IX
159 × 159 mm
P# 93, N# 204251
Available for swap 50 Baht (90th Birthday of the Princess Mother)
2535 (1992)

Commemorative note: 90th Birthday of Princess Mother
144 × 72 mm
P# 94, N# 204800
500 Baht - Rama IX (Princess Mother)
ND (1990)

Commemorative note: 90th Birthday Anniversary of Princess Srinagarindra, the Princess Mother
160 × 80 mm
P# 95, N# 230487
1000 Baht (Queen Sirikit's 60th Birthday)
2535 (1992)

Commemorative note: "Queen Sirikit's 60th Birthday"
166 × 80 mm
P# 96, N# 230486
Available for swap 100 Baht
ND (1994-2003)

Standard banknote: Series 14
150 × 72 mm
P# 97, N# 205612
Available for swap 10 Baht - Rama IX (Ministry of Finance)
1995

Commemorative note: 120th Anniversary of Ministry of Finance
132 × 68 mm
P# 98, N# 213409
Available for swap 50 Baht - Rama IX (50th Anniversary of King Rama IX's Enthronement)
ND (1996)

Commemorative note: 50th Anniversary of King Rama IX on the throne
144 × 72 mm
P# 99, N# 204652
Available for swap 500 Baht - Rama IX (Reign)
ND (1994)

Commemorative note: 50th Anniversary of Reign of King Rama IX
156 × 72 mm
P# 100, N# 230485
500 Baht - Rama IX (Reign)
ND (1996)

Commemorative note: 50th Anniversary of Reign of King Rama IX
171 × 91 mm
P# 101, N# 230484
Available for swap 50 Baht
2540 (1997)

Standard banknote
144 × 72 mm
P# 102, N# 202941
Available for swap 500 Baht - Rama IX (Series 14)
ND (1996)

Standard banknote: Series 14
156 × 72 mm
P# 103, N# 215992
1000 Baht (72nd Birthday of King Rama IX)
2542 (1999)

Commemorative note: 72nd Birthday of King Rama IX
162 × 72 mm
P# 104*, N# 230483
50 Baht (Golden Wedding)
2000

Commemorative note: Golden Wedding of King Rama IX and Queen Sirikit
204 × 126 mm
P# 105, N# 230482
500 000 Baht - Rama IX (Golden Wedding)
2543 (2000-2001)

Commemorative note: 50th Anniversary of Coronation and Royal Wedding
205 × 126 mm
P# 106, N# 230481
Available for swap 500 Baht - Rama IX (15th series)
ND (2001)

Standard banknote
156 × 72 mm
P# 107, N# 209052
Available for swap 1000 Baht (Series 15, Type 1)
ND (1999-2004)

Standard banknote
162 × 72 mm
P# 108, N# 209246
Available for swap 20 Baht - Rama IX (Series 15)
2546 (2003)

Standard banknote
138 × 72 mm
P# 109, N# 202122
Available for swap 100 Baht - Rama IX (First Thai Banknote)
ND (2002)

Commemorative note: The Centenary of Thai Banknote
114 × 77 mm
P# 110, N# 209717
Available for swap 100 Baht (Queen's 72nd Birthday)
2547 (2004)

Commemorative note: 72nd Birthday of Queen Sirikit
162 × 72 mm
P# 111, N# 204798
Available for swap 50 Baht
ND (2004)

Standard banknote
144 × 72 mm
P# 112, N# 209056
Available for swap 100 Baht (Series 15, Type 1)
ND (2004-2005)

Standard banknote
150 × 83 mm
P# 113, N# 203852
Available for swap 100 Baht - Rama IX (Series 15; Type 2)
ND (2005-2015)

Standard banknote
150 × 72 mm
P# 114, N# 205626
Available for swap 1000 Baht (Series 15, Type 2)
ND (2005-2015)

Standard banknote
162 × 72 mm
P# 115, N# 204692
Available for swap 60 Baht (60th anniversary of Rama IX's accession to the throne)
2006

Commemorative note: 60th anniversary of Rama IX's accession to the throne on 9 June 1946
162 × 81 mm
P# 116, N# 217784
Available for swap 16 Baht (80th Birthday of King Rama IX)
2550 (2007)

Commemorative note: 80th Birthday of King Rama IX Bhumibol Adulyadej
229 × 147 mm
P# 117, N# 203579
Available for swap 20 Baht
2556 (2013)

Standard banknote
138 × 72 mm
P# 118, N# 204487
Available for swap 50 Baht
ND (2011-2016)

Standard banknote
144 × 72 mm
P# 119, N# 204899
Available for swap 100 Baht - Rama IX (Series 16)
ND (2015)

Standard banknote
150 × 72 mm
P# 120, N# 204911

The Numista referees for banknotes of this issuer are Sakrificed and Magic2ik.

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