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100 Baht - Rama IX First Thai Banknote
| Issuer | Bank of Thailand |
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| Year | 2002 |
| Type | Commemorative banknote |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio-printed facing right portrait vignette of King Rama IX (Bhumibol Adulyadej) in the foreground and King Rama V (Chulalongkorn) slightly behind to his left, rendered in dark brown on an orange and gold guilloche underprint. The left half of the note carries large Thai script denomination and legal tender inscription, with two circular guilloché rosettes bearing the numeral 100 in Thai and Arabic numerals at upper left and lower left respectively. A decorative orange floral border frames all four sides, with the royal Garuda emblem at upper right. |
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| Obverse lettering | ๑๐๐ รัฐบาลไทย ร้อยบาท ธนบัตรเป็นเงินที่ชำระหนี้ได้ตามกฎหมาย ๑๐๐ ๑๐๐ |
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This note sits at an unusual intersection of Thai monetary history and wartime logistics. The Bank of Thailand was established in December 1942, and this 100 Baht was among the earliest issues to bear its name — printed in Canada while Thailand was under Japanese occupation, with the plates prepared and the order placed through channels that remain only partially documented. The Canadian Bank Note Company completed the printing in April 1945, weeks before the Pacific war ended, though distribution into actual circulation came later.
The "Rama IX First Thai Banknote" designation in collector usage is misleading — Rama IX did not ascend until 1946, and this note predates his reign entirely.