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10 Baht - Rama VIII Series 5, type III without bottom serial
| Issuer | Government of Thailand (รัฐบาลไทย) |
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| Year | 1944-1945 |
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| Printer | National Printing Bureau (国立印刷局, Imperial Printing Bureau of Japan), Japan (1871-date) |
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| Obverse description | The right portion of the note is dominated by a front-facing bust portrait of King Rama VIII set against the Crown-top Gate of Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha), with a Garuda vignette anchoring the upper centre and Thai numerals positioned in the top corners. An Arabic numeral denomination appears at the lower left, while a three-headed elephant Airavata device occupies the lower right; prefix and serial numbers are printed in red at either side of the central Garuda. The entire composition is executed in dark brown intaglio. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a detailed architectural vignette of Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha) viewed from behind the Padej Dusakorn northeast corner fort, with the north wall of the Grand Palace extending across the composition. Thai denomination numerals appear in the upper-left area and an Arabic numeral in the upper-right corner; a counterfeiting penalty inscription is set within a semicircular frame at the lower centre. The design is uniformly executed in dark brown intaglio. |
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Thailand's wartime alignment with Japan had direct consequences for its currency production. With European printing houses inaccessible, the Thai government contracted Japan's National Printing Bureau in Tokyo — the same facility that produced Imperial Japanese government notes — to supply this series. The arrangement was a practical outcome of the December 1941 agreement allowing Japanese troop transit through Thai territory.
The "type III without bottom serial" designation reflects mid-run production changes made within the 1944–45 print window, serial placement being one of several variables that shifted across the series. Notes printed in Japan during this period are occasionally found with paper quality inconsistencies tied to wartime material shortages at the bureau.