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Baht
The baht (; th, บาท, ; currency sign, sign: ฿; ISO 4217, code: THB) is the official currency of Thailand. It is divided into 100 ''satang'' (, ). The issuance of currency is the responsibility of the Bank of Thailand. Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, SWIFT ranked the Thai baht as the 10th-most-frequently used world payment currency as of January 2019. History The Thai baht, like the Pound (currency), pound, originated from a traditional unit of mass. Its currency value was originally expressed as that of silver of corresponding weight (now defined as 15 grams), and was in use probably as early as the Sukhothai Kingdom, Sukhothai period in the form of bullet coins known in Thai as ''phot duang''. These were pieces of solid silver cast to various weights corresponding to a Thai units of measurement, traditional system of units related by simple fractions and multiples, one of which is the ''baht (unit), baht''. These are listed in the follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two-baht Coin
In Thailand, the two-baht coin is the coin which is worth 2 baht or 200 satang. The new 2-baht coin design features Bhumibol Adulyadej, H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Great on the Obverse and reverse, obverse, like all other Thai legal tender coins presently in circulation. The reverse design depicts the Golden Mountain at Wat Saket, Wat Saket Ratcha Wora Maha Wihan in Bangkok. Before the two-baht coin entered into circulation, this denomination was used as a commemorative coin since 1979. As of 1996, there is one cupronickel and forty cupronickel-clad-copper commemorative coin series. On September 15, 2005, the Royal Thai Mint began minting two-baht coins to complete the binary system in Thailand's coinage. That is, each successive denomination is worth twice, or roughly twice, as much as the previous one. Thai coin denominations in general circulation are now 25 satang, 50 satang, 1 baht, 2 baht, 5 baht, and 10 baht. Recent statistics show that the one-baht coins constitute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ten-baht Coin
The bi-metallic Thailand ten-baht coin is a denomination coin of the Thai baht, the currency unit of Thailand. Like every standard-issue coin in Thailand, its obverse features the King of Thailand, Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun and previously Bhumibol Adulyadej. The newest coin features King Vajiralongkorn's royal monogram on its reverse side while the previous set featured Wat Arun Ratchawararam Ratchawora Mahavihara seen from the Chao Phraya River. Ten-baht coin has been used as a commemorative coin for many occasions since 1971. As of March 2012, there are one silver, twenty-three nickel, twenty-three cupronickel and fifty-eight bi-metallic face-valued ten-baht commemorative coin series. Features Raised dots corresponding to Braille cell dot 1 and dots 2-4-5, which correspond to the number 10, are at the 12 o'clock position on the reverse of the standard-issue 10-baht coin. Braille enumeration does not appear on coins of other denominations, nor on ten-baht coins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bordered to the north by Myanmar and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and the extremity of Myanmar. Thailand also shares maritime borders with Vietnam to the southeast, and Indonesia and India to the southwest. Bangkok is the nation's capital and largest city. Tai peoples migrated from southwestern China to mainland Southeast Asia from the 11th century. Indianised kingdoms such as the Mon, Khmer Empire and Malay states ruled the region, competing with Thai states such as the Kingdoms of Ngoenyang, Sukhothai, Lan Na and Ayutthaya, which also rivalled each other. European contact began in 1511 with a Portuguese diplomatic mission to Ayutthaya, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Five-baht Coin
The Thailand five-baht coin is a denomination coin of the Thai baht, the Thai currency unit. Like all coins in Thailand, its obverse features King of Thailand, Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun, and previously Bhumibol Adulyadej. Series 2009 changes On February 2, 2009, the Treasury Department announced changes to several circulating coins. The five-baht coin, which previously weighed 7.5 grams, was reduced to 6 grams by slightly reducing its thickness. Metal composition and other features remain the same as previous issues.แถลงข่าวออกใช้เหรียญกษาปณ์หมุนเวียนชุดใหม่ ("Press conference on release of new circulating coins"), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One-baht Coin
The one-baht coin is a denomination coin of the Thai baht, the Thai currency unit. Like all coins in Thailand, its obverse features the King of Thailand, Vajiralongkorn, and previously Bhumibol Adulyadej. The newest set of coins features King Vajiralongkorn's royal monogram on the reverse side while the coins of the previous set featured Wat Phra Sri Rattana Satsadaram or Wat Phra Kaew, the royal temple in Bangkok's Grand Palace complex. It is commonly called ''rian baht'' (Thai:เหรียญบาท) by Thai speakers (''rian'' meaning "coin" in Thai). Series 2009 changes On February 2, 2009, the Treasury Department announced changes to several circulating coins. The composition of the one-baht coin changed from cupronickel to nickel-clad iron, reducing the mass from 3.4 grams to 3.0 grams. The obverse image has also been updated to a more recent portrait of the king. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thai Units Of Measurement
Thailand adopted the metric system on 17 December 1923.Minutes of the 7th General Conference on Weights and Measures 1927, page 69 However, old Thai units are still in common use, especially for measurements of land. Before metrication, the traditional system of measurement used in Thailand employed anthropic units. Some of these units are still in use, albeit standardised to SI/metric measurements. When the Royal Thai Survey Department began cadastral survey in 1896, Director R. W. Giblin, F.R.G.S., noted, "It so happens that 40 metres or 4,000 centimetres are equal to one ''sen''," so all cadastral plans are plotted, drawn, and printed to a scale of 1:4,000. The square ''wa'', ''ngan'' and ''rai'' are still used in mea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chulalongkorn
Chulalongkorn ( th, จุฬาลงกรณ์, 20 September 1853 – 23 October 1910) was the fifth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri, titled Rama V. He was known to the Siamese of his time as ''Phra Phuttha Chao Luang'' (พระพุทธเจ้าหลวง, the Royal Buddha). Chulalongkorn's reign was characterised by the modernisation of Siam, governmental and social reforms, and territorial concessions to the British and French. As Siam was surrounded by European colonies, Chulalongkorn, through his policies and acts, ensured the independence of Siam. All his reforms were dedicated to ensuring Siam's independence given the increasing encroachment of Western powers, so that Chulalongkorn earned the epithet ''Phra Piya Maharat'' (พระปิยมหาราช, the Great Beloved King). Early life King Chulalongkorn was born on 20 September 1853 to King Mongkut and Queen Debsirindra and given the name Chulalongkorn. In 1861, he was designated ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baht (unit)
The ''tical'' is a unit of mass (or weight in the colloquial sense) historically used in Mainland Southeast Asia, particularly in the predecessor states of Myanmar, where it is known as the ''kyat'' (''kyattha''), and of Cambodia and Thailand, where it is known as the ''baht'' (''bat''). It formed the basis of the modern currencies the Myanmar kyat and the Thai baht, as well as the historical Cambodian tical, which were originally valued as the unit's weight of silver. It remains in widespread use in Myanmar, where it is approximately equivalent to , and in the gold trade in Thailand, where it is defined as for bullion and for jewellery. For other uses, the ''baht'' is defined in Thailand as exactly . The unit probably arose from multiple origins. In Burma, it was likely equivalent to the Mon unit ''diṅkel'', which is mentioned in several thirteenth-century inscriptions from northern Thailand and may have originated in India, while in the Khmer Empire, it was probably derived ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twenty-five-satang Coin
The Thailand twenty-five-satang coin is a currency unit equivalent to one-fourth of a Thai baht. It is commonly called ''salueng'' ( th, สลึง) by Thai speakers. ''Salueng'' is the name of a Thai units of measurement, historical Thai measurement, equal to one quarter of a baht or . Mintages * 1987 ~ 5,108,000 * 1988 ~ 42,096,000 * 1989 ~ 58,940,000 * 1990 ~ 81,384,000 * 1991 ~ 45,496,380 * 1992 ~ 71,311,000 * 1993 ~ 236,130,000 * 1994 ~ 102,856,000 * 1995 ~ 17,000,000 * 1996 ~ 185,012,523 * 1997 ~ 85,000,000 * 1998 ~ 20,000,000 * 1999 ~ 10,000 * 2000 ~ 200,098,000 * 2001 ~ 10,000 * 2002 ~ 141,562,000 * 2003 ~ 82,668,000 * 2004 ~ 104,830,000 * 2005 ~ 95,362,000 * 2006 ~ 120,003,000 * 2007 ~ 180,000,000 * 2008 (old series) ~ 255,600 * 2008 (new series) ~ 289,995,600 * 2009 ~ 220,000,000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phot Duang
Bullet money or bullet coins, known in Thai as ' ( th, พดด้วง, also spelled ''pod duang'', etc.), were a type of coinage historically used in Siam (now Thailand) and its predecessor kingdoms. They were almost exclusively made of silver, in the form of a bar bent into a roundish shape, and stamped with certain marks. ''Photduang'' were issued according to the ''baht'' system of weights, known among Westerners as the ''tical'', which is the basis of the modern Thai currency. Their earliest common use is from the Sukhothai Kingdom (13th–15th centuries), and they were used by Ayutthaya and its successor kingdoms Thonburi and Rattanakosin up until 27 October 1904, when their use was discontinued in favour of flat coinage. Gallery File:Ramathibodi II era Pod Duang.jpg, King Ramathibodi II (1491-1529 CE) File:Maha Chakkraphat era Pod Duang.jpg, Maha Chakkraphat (1548-1569 CE) File:Maha Thammarachathirat era Pod Duang.jpg, Maha Thammarachathirat (1569-1590 CE) File:Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Thai Mint
The Bureau of Royal Thai Mint, ( th, สำนักกษาปณ์), is situated in Pathum Thani, Thailand. It is a sub-division of the Treasury Department, Ministry of Finance. History The first mint was established in 1860, inside the Grand Palace, as "''โรงกระสาปน์สิทธิการ''". Because of limited space, the mint was moved to the new building in 1875 (where Wat Phra Kaew Museum is located today). Then it was moved to Chaofah road in 1902 (where the National Gallery is located today), to Padipat road in 1972 and to the present mint in 2002. The mint at Pathum Thani was officially opened by Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn on July 2, 2003. The Royal Thai Mint is responsible for the production of Thai coins, medals and Royal Thai orders and decorations.https://thai.tourismthailand.org/%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%96%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%97%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%A7/%E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ten-satang Coin
The Thailand ten-satang coin is a currency unit equivalent to one-tenth of a Thai baht The baht (; th, บาท, ; sign: ฿; code: THB) is the official currency of Thailand. It is divided into 100 ''satang'' (, ). The issuance of currency is the responsibility of the Bank of Thailand. SWIFT ranked the Thai baht as the 10th-mos .... It is rare in circulation but used in banking transactions. Mintages * 1987 ~ 5,000 * 1988 ~ 895,000 * 1989 ~ 80,000 * 1990 ~ 100,050 * 1991 ~ 25,000 * 1992 ~ 61,000 * 1993 ~ 100,000 * 1994 ~ 500,000 * 1995 ~ 500,000 * 1996 - 0 * 1997 ~ 10,000 * 1998 ~ 10,000 * 1999 ~ 20,000 * 2000 ~ 10,000 * 2001 ~ 50,000 * 2002 - 0 * 2003 ~ 10,000 * 2004 ~ 10,000 * 2005 ~ 20,000 * 2006 ~ 3,000 * 2007 ~ 10,000 * 2008 ~ 10,000 * 2009 ~ 10,000 1908–1939 coin A historical version of the coin was introduced in 1908 as a coin with a hole through its middle and minted until 1939.http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/display.php?image=img11/175-37&desc=Thailand y37 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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