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 (1897-date)

100 Satang = 1 Baht

20 Baht - Rama VIII (Series 4; Survey Dept.)
ND (1943-1945)

Standard banknote: Series 4
147 × 87 mm
P# 41, N# 230527
1 Baht - Rama VIII (Series 5; type III without serial bottom)
ND (1944)

Standard banknote: Series 5
125 × 65 mm
P# 44, N# 382496
100 Baht - Rama VIII (Series 4)
ND (1944)

Standard banknote: Series 4
147 × 87 mm
P# 42, N# 230526
1000 Baht - Rama VIII (Series 5)
ND (1944)

Standard banknote
175 × 100 mm
P# 53, N# 230516
1000 Baht - Rama VIII
ND (1944)

Standard banknote
195 × 105 mm
P# 61, N# 230505
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
5 Baht
ND (1945)

Standard banknote

P# 46, N# 230523
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 5; type IV green reverse)
ND (1945)

Standard banknote: Series 5
145 × 85 mm
P# 48, N# 230521
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
20 Baht - Rama VIII (Series 5; Type V brown reverse)
ND (1945)

Standard banknote
155 × 90 mm
P# 50, N# 230519
20 Baht - Rama VIII (Series 6; type II waves watermark)
ND (1945)

Standard banknote: Series 6
147 × 87 mm
P# 53A, N# 230515
50 Baht - Rama VIII (Series 7; Type I no fibers)
ND (1945)

Standard banknote: Series 7
147 × 87 mm
P# 57a, N# 230509
50 Baht (Type I; red 50 on reverse)
ND (1945)

Standard banknote
125 × 65 mm
P# 62B, N# 230504
100 Baht - Rama VIII (Series 5; Type II blue reverse)
ND (1945)

Standard banknote: Series 5
165 × 95 mm
P# 52, N# 230517
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
1 Baht "Invasion"
ND (1946)

Standard banknote
114 × 73 mm
P# 62A, N# 230503
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
100 Baht - Rama VIII (Posthumous; Series 8 "American")
ND (1946)

Standard banknote: Series 8
156 × 66 mm
P# 67, N# 230499
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
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
100 Baht
ND (1948)

Standard banknote

P# 73, N# 230493
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
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
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
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
100 Baht (Series 11)
ND (1969-1978)

Standard banknote: Series 11
150 × 77 mm
P# 85, N# 206959
Available for swap 20 Baht (Series 11)
ND (1971)

Standard banknote: Series 11
140 × 72 mm
P# 84, N# 207125
500 Baht
ND (1975-1988)

Standard banknote: Series 11

P# 86, N# 230489
Available for swap 100 Baht
ND (1978)

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

Standard banknote: Series 13
144 × 72 mm
P# 90, N# 211392

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

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