Catalog
10 Baht 9th series
| Issuer | Government of Thailand |
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| Year | 1953-1969 |
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| Value | 10 Bahts (10 บาท) |
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| Obverse lettering | รัฐบาลไทย ธนบัตรเป็นดินที่ชำระหนี้ได้ตามกฎหมาย สิ่บบาท |
| Reverse description | The central vignette presents a detailed intaglio view of the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall in Bangkok, rendered in brown with fine line engraving capturing the neoclassical European-style architecture, its central dome, and flanking wings set against a sky underprint. Denomination numerals appear at upper left and upper right within ornate guilloche cartouches, and the entire composition is enclosed by an elaborate guilloche border with floral rosette corners. |
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Thailand's ninth series notes were issued under a monetary framework established after the country abandoned the currency board system and reorganized its exchange rate structure in the early 1950s. The 10 Baht denomination was the workhorse of this series, circulating for over fifteen years — an unusually long run that reflects the relative monetary stability Thailand maintained through that period despite significant regional turbulence.
Thomas De La Rue's intaglio work on this series is among the cleaner examples of mid-century Asian currency printing from the London trade. The watermark — a feature De La Rue had refined over decades — remains one of the primary authentication points for the series, as period counterfeits almost universally failed to replicate it convincingly.