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5 Baht Series 9 Type I 'Red Serial'
| Issuer | Government of Thailand (รัฐบาลไทย) |
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| Year | 1948 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | รัฐบาลไทย ธนบัตรเป็นเงินที่ชำระหนี้ได้ตามกฎหมาย ห้าบาท (Translation: Government of Thailand Banknotes are legal tender, Five Baht.) |
| Reverse description | Central vignette presents a detailed intaglio engraving of the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall, the neoclassical royal reception hall in Bangkok, rendered with fine architectural precision including its distinctive dome and colonnaded facade. Numeral '5' appears in the upper corners within ornate guilloche rosette frames, and a circular watermark window is positioned to the lower left. A Thai script penalty inscription and the printer's imprint run along the lower margin. |
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Thailand's Series 9 notes were introduced following the 1947 military coup that ousted the civilian government and eventually restored the monarchy's prominence under Bhumibol Adulyadej. The 5 Baht in this first type carries red serial numbers — a detail that distinguishes it from the later black-serial Type II issues of the same design, and the primary reason collectors treat them as separate catalog entries despite identical artwork.
De La Rue printed the series in London at a time when Thai domestic printing capacity was still limited. The red serial variant is the scarcer of the two types.