Catalog
5 Baht Series 9
| Issuer | Government of Thailand |
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| Year | 1955 |
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| Printer | Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited, London |
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| Obverse lettering | รัฐบาลไทย ธนบัตรเป็นเงินที่ชำระหนี้ได้ตามกฎหมาย ห้าบาท (Translation: Government of Thailand Banknotes are legal tender, Five Baht.) |
| Reverse description | The central vignette presents the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall in finely detailed intaglio, its neoclassical dome and colonnaded facade set against a lightly shaded ground. Elaborate guilloche scrollwork borders enclose the scene, with the numeral '5' at upper right and a Thai script legend below the vignette in a ruled panel. The left margin is reserved for the watermark window. |
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Thailand's Series 9 notes were introduced following the 1952 Currency Act, which transferred note-issuing authority from the Ministry of Finance to the Bank of Thailand — though the transition was gradual, and some Series 9 denominations continued carrying Ministry of Finance language during the changeover period. Thomas De La Rue had printed Thai currency since the late nineteenth century, and their relationship with Bangkok remained essentially unbroken through the post-war reorganization.
The 5 Baht denomination was withdrawn relatively early compared to higher values in the series, as rising prices eroded its practical utility through the late 1950s.