Catalog
10 Baht
| Issuer | Bank of Thailand |
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| Year | 1980 |
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| Size | 138 × 72 mm |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio portrait of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) in military uniform with decorations occupies the right half of the note, rendered in fine line engraving. The Garuda emblem of Thailand appears at upper left, flanked by intricate guilloche underprint in orange and brown tones. Thai numerals and the denomination inscription are set centrally against a radiating rosette pattern, with two signature lines below. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette shows King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) mounted on horseback in a formal equestrian pose, commemorating the fifth monarch of the Chakri dynasty and his landmark abolition of slavery in Siam. The Royal Coat of Arms of Thailand is positioned at upper right, framed by ornate Thai floral and scroll border work. Denomination numerals appear at lower corners against a multicoloured guilloche background. |
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P#87 belongs to the sixth series issued by the Bank of Thailand, a run that stretched across most of the 1970s and into the early 1980s as the country worked through a period of sustained economic expansion tied to American Cold War spending and a growing export sector. Thomas De La Rue had held the Bank of Thailand contract for decades by this point, and the relationship showed — the intaglio work on this denomination is notably tight for a circulating note of modest face value.
Heavy circulation wore out 10 Baht notes quickly, and the series was progressively replaced through the mid-1980s. Survivors in any reasonable condition are surprisingly elusive given the quantities originally printed.