Determine the year of your Thai Coin

Do you have a Thai coin? When I lived in Laos for about 6 years I studied the language, reading and speaking. Thai and Lao language are similar, the writing which is both based on sanskrit are also similar. The Lao writing has been simplified and there are a several letters in the alphabet that has been removed while Thai kept most of it if not all. Thai Year is different from the Western calendar year which is.

Year 2008 is 2551 in Thai. The image below is Thai Numbers from 0 - 9
Here is a thai coin, 10 baht, or sip baht. The year is normally engraved or written on the upper write corner on the reverse of the coin. This coin is minted on 2550 which is 2007. The amount of the coin is written at bottom of the coin, first in Thai script then the word "bat" (Baht) followed by a number 10 in Roman numerals. I cannot remember what is written on the upper left of this coin. The other side would be the image of the current monarch.



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The image of the thai numerics are handwritten, the typed one would be a little closer to what is engraved on the coins itself.

Man said...

I found about a dozen Thai coins and got a couple dozen more from lots. It took me years to both find and read the dates.

I still have a few that I just can't get since the coin font is slightly different then the written font and typed font.

I got to remember your post next time I find Thai coin, great description.

June 20, 2008 2:18 PM

I got a penny!

I was cleaning my car the other day and found this old coin under the driver's seat, what a luck. Of course I was really happy. I have two now! My first one I got from Nepal, long away from the US. Value is about $0.04, not much but it's worth to keep for trading.

Thailand 2 Baht

A new addition to Thailand's monetary system. These complete's the binary system in the countries coinage. The image on this coin is of the current Royal Head, H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej the great and on the other side is one of the a historical Buddhist temple in the country, Wat Saket (Saket Temple) located in Bangkok itself. The coin is mostly made out of Nickel and Steel with the diameter of 21.75 mm. Someone gave me this coin from his recent trip to Bangkok las month. One US dollar is equivalent to 33 Baht as of the date of this post.