Thai Baht

In Thailand, banknotes bear the portrait of the king, and this is no mere decorative detail: there is a lèse-majesté law that makes it a crime to deliberately damage them. Stepping on a banknote you have dropped can get you into real legal trouble.

One series per reign

The baht has changed its portrait with each monarch. The issues of Rama IX, Bhumibol Adulyadej, cover seventy years of reign and are the most abundant; those of Rama X began in 2018. Collecting the same face value across both reigns is the most logical way to assemble the country.

What appears on the reverses

Temples, royal palaces, scenes from the history of Siam, and portraits of previous kings. It is a deliberately historical banknotenophily, very little given to the fauna or landscape that dominates in other Asian countries.

Commemoratives

Thailand frequently issues commemoratives, many in official folders and with short print runs, usually linked to royal anniversaries.

What you will find here

Thai baht with Pick reference and actual condition. Protected and tracked shipping from Spain.

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