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Series 8 Banknotes
Thai Banknotes · 1946 (B.E. 2489)
ธนบัตรแบบ 8
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Ordered to be printed during the reign of King Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII), but delivered to Thailand in October 1946 (B.E. 2489), by which time His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej had already ascended the throne.
Denomination / metal
Issued1946 (B.E. 2489)
ReignKing Rama IX
MintageNot stated
Size—
Market reference · 1 baht · 66 EPQ฿1,10966 EPQ
vs. 12 months ago▲ 3.8%
Typical range฿1,028 – ฿1,300
ConfidenceHigh(28 sales/year)
Price history · 1 baht · 66 EPQ
Median (monthly)25–75% range
Recent sales · 1 baht
Date
Source
Reference
Grade
Hammer
16 Sep 2026
Heritage
Lot 2239
66 EPQ
฿1,029
3 Aug 2026
ร้านพาร์ทเนอร์
Lot 7237
66 EPQ
฿1,203
21 Jun 2026
ร้านพาร์ทเนอร์
Lot 2303
66 EPQ
฿1,025
5 Apr 2026
Heritage
Lot 3318
66 EPQ
฿1,000
7 Mar 2026
ผู้ใช้ส่ง (ยืนยันแล้ว)
Lot 2921
66 EPQ
฿1,157
6 Jan 2026
เอื้อเสรี ESC
Lot 6028
66 EPQ
฿1,100
About Series 8 Banknotes
Compiled from partner sources; under review and editing by our team.
Translated from Thai by AI and not yet reviewed by our team. Names and royal titles may need correction.
History
Ordered to be printed during the reign of King Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII), but delivered to Thailand in October 1946 (B.E. 2489), by which time His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej had already ascended the throne.
The obverse features a portrait of King Ananda Mahidol in his youth as the main image, with a view of Phra Pathom Chedi as a supporting image.
The reverse shows the Constitution placed upon a phan waenfa (a traditional two-tiered offering tray).
There are five denominations: 1 baht, 5 baht, 10 baht, 20 baht and 100 baht.
The notes were gradually released into circulation from 1946 (B.E. 2489), during the reign of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX).
Printed in the United States of America: the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Treasury Department, produced the banknote master dies and plates and contracted Tudor Press Inc. to print the notes.
When the war ended in August 1945 (B.E. 2488), the Thai government again placed an order for banknotes with Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited, but the company's printing works had been damaged in the war and could not print them. The Thai government therefore asked the United States government to print the banknotes on a temporary basis.