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5 Baht - Rama VII Series 3 Type I
| Issuer | Government of Siam |
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| Year | 1934 |
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| Currency | Baht (1897-date) |
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| Reverse description | Dark brown intaglio print. The central vignette presents an exterior view of Phra Samut Chedi Temple. Denomination is rendered in Thai numerals at the upper left and in Arabic numerals at the upper right. A penalty clause for banknote forgery appears as a block of text centered along the lower margin. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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Siam's government — not the central bank, which didn't yet exist — issued this note directly through the Ministry of Finance, a structure that persisted until the Bank of Thailand was established in 1942. The Series 3 designation reflects a reformulation of the note program under Rama VII, whose reign was already under severe political strain; the 1932 coup that ended the absolute monarchy came between the earlier series types and this one, making its continued use of royal nomenclature a deliberate act of institutional continuity by the new constitutional government.
De La Rue's London facility handled all printing. The Type I distinction within Series 3 typically relates to signature combinations on the face.