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1000 Baht / 1000 Ticals Series 1, Type III with bottom serial
| Issuer | Government of Siam |
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| Year | 1902 |
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| Value | 1000 Bahts |
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| Obverse lettering | รัฐบาล สยาม สัญญาจะจ่ายเงินให้แก่ผู้นำธนบัตรนี้มาขึ้นเป็นเงินตราสยาม ONE THOUSAND TICALS พันบาท เจ้าพนักงาน เสนาบดีกระทรวงพระคลัง (Translation: Government of Siam Contract to pay the bearer Siamese currency [One] thousand Baht Officer Minister of Royal Treasury) |
| Reverse description | Reverse is blank, printed on plain off-white paper with no design elements, text, or ornamentation, consistent with early Siamese government banknote production practice. |
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The Series 1 notes were Siam's first Western-style government banknotes, introduced following the Currency Act of 1902 which transferred note-issuing authority from the Royal Treasury to the newly established paper currency department. Thomas De La Rue printed the entire series in London, a relationship that reflected both the colonial-era influence on Siamese financial administration and the absence of any domestic printing capability capable of meeting European security standards at the time.
The Type III designation within this series distinguishes serial number placement — bottom serials appearing on later printings as the government refined its numbering conventions. At 1000 Ticals, this is the highest denomination in the series, meaning relatively few were struck and genuine circulation examples are exceptionally rare.