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5 Baht - Rama VIII Posthumous, Series 8 'American'
| Issuer | Government of Thailand |
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| Year | 1946 |
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| Currency | Baht (1897-date) |
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| Obverse description | Front-facing bust vignette of King Rama VIII occupies the central field, rendered in light and dark blue intaglio. The Garuda emblem appears at the upper left corner, with Phra Pathom Chedi at the upper area, while the three-headed elephant Airavata is positioned at the lower right corner. Denomination numerals are placed at the upper right and lower left corners, with serial and block numbers printed in black. |
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| Obverse lettering | 5 รัฐบาล ไทย ธนบัตร์เป็นเงินที่ชำระหนี้ได้ตามกฎหมาย ห้าบาท รัฐมนตรีว่าการกระทรวงการคลัง 5 (Translation: Government of Thailand Banknotes are legal tender Five Baht Minister of Finance) |
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Rama VIII — King Ananda Mahidol — died on 9 June 1946 under circumstances that were never conclusively resolved: a single gunshot wound in his bedroom at the Grand Palace, officially ruled accidental but the subject of persistent speculation that eventually led to three executions. This note was issued posthumously in his name later that same year, making it a peculiarly brief reign on paper.
Series 8 takes its informal "American" designation from Tudor Press in Boston, distinguishing it from contemporaneous Thai issues printed in the United Kingdom. Tudor Press handled relatively little foreign government currency work, and Thailand was among its more notable commissions.