1925 Issue Thailand Bank Notes
100 Baht 1925-28 Issue Series 2 Government Of Siam P20a

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Note Description: Thailand, Government of Siam
100 Baht TB32 1925-27 - Printer: TDLR
Grade: VF 30
Country: THA
Note Number: THA20a
Signatures/
Vignettes:		 - Type I Text
Certification #: 2258352-068  
Owner: deposito
Sets Competing: 1925 Issue Thailand Bank Notes  Score: 248
Date Added: 10/20/2024
Research: See PMG's Census Report for this Note

Owner's Description

April 1, 1925. This was the first year of issue of this series, and the last year of Rama VI's life. He died about seven months after this note was issued, on November 26, 1925. The rest of the notes in this series were issued under his little half-brother, Rama VI.

By 1925, Siam was not issuing full Baht coins anymore. There were half and quarter Baht silver coins still issued in 1925, but they were in debased 0.65 fine silver (0.0784 ASW in a quarter Baht), not the 0.90 fine silver of the full Baht coins at the beginning of Rama VI's reign. So, 100 Baht as represented by this note equaled 31.36 troy ounces of fine silver. Almost a kilogram. That's about $1,000 USD today in late October, 2024.

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