Thai coins : 01 a - 10 baht commemorative coins

In this new topic, I'll try to show you all bi-metallic 10 baht coins (or as far as I can get).

A little help on the thai coins, is the thai numbering system:

Thai new year starts on April 13, so 1996 in western numbering can be BE 2538 (Jan - March) or BE 2539 (April - December)
The first bi-metallic 10 baht coins are minted in 1996 (BE 2538) - พ.ศ. ๒๕๓๘
The prefix พ.ศ. is an indicator to find the date.

Y # 334

On the occasion of the F.A.O. summit in december, a commemorative 10 baht coin was minted.

Y 334 front

Y 334 back

The front shows the king, 50th anniversary of his reign, FAO world summit.
On the back of the coin the king is depicted in a field, whilst greeted by locals

Y # 339

In order to promote and to improve rice producing, an International Rice Award is given.
This 10 baht coin shows the king with a camera (front) and a rice plant (back) - BE 2538 (1996)

Y 339 front

Y 339 back

Y # 346

This 10 baht coin commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Central General Hospital and Medicine Office.
On the front King Rama IX (Bhumibol Adulyadej), with his grandfather King Rama V (Chulalongkorn) at his back. (King Rama V was ruling at the time of the foundation fo the General Hospital). On the back side of the coin, an elephant is depicted.

Y 346 front

Y 346 back

Thai coins : 00 Intro

There are many reasons to collect Thai coins.
First of all because Thailand is an amazing country, so it's worth your attention.
Secondly the quality of the coins (and stamps and banknotes) is high. Nice designs, good minting quality.
And last but not least, collecting Thai coins offers as much variation as collecting 2-euro coins, which they resemble to.

As an introduction, a small summary on the coins, currently in use in Thailand.

The coins currently in use in Thailand are : 50 satang, 1, 2, 5, and 10 baht.
Notes start at 20 baht.
There is also a 25 satang-coin, that is rarely used for actual payments. You might get it in a 7/11 shop, or it is also seen in the many temples in the country.
However, officially, there are more coins issued each year.
The full set is : 1, 5, 10, 25 and 50 satang, 1, 2, 5, 10 and 20 baht. Only in official year sets.

In 1996, (BE 2539) a special set of all coins were minted. This at the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Reign of His Royal Higness Kind Rama IX (King Bhumipol Adulyadej).
The set contains all current coins.

The coins of 1, 2 and 5 satang are minted in aluminum (you won't find them ever in your change)

The 25 and 50 satang coins can be found once in a while, but are still rare.
They are gold coloured, 25 satang is in brass, 50 satang in aluminium-bronze.

1, 2, 5 and 20 baht coins are in copper-nickel and so is the ring of the 10 baht coin.
The 10 baht coin is bi-metallic, and has a brass centre.

The 20 baht coin is also rare.

This special commemorative set is easy to recognise since they all bare the national arms (two elephants, and royal emblem and standards.

national arms on the cover of the set

national arms on the commemorative coins

The full set :

full set 1 satang to 20 baht

full set - back

You will encounter these coins still in your change, (except for the smaller satang coins and the 20 baht coin).

Sweden : 11e Early issues - My kingdom for a crown

The last posting in the crown series.

The values above 1 krone, are in öre.
This results in values of 110, 115, 120(2), 140 and 145 öre.

110 öre

The 110 öre comes in 2 colour shades, greyish blue and greenish blue.
Stamps with watermark are more rare

110 öre

115 öre

For this stamp there are 2 prints, first on regular (tainted) paper, secondly on white paper.

115 öre - regular paper

120 öre

The 120 öre was printed in 1925, in black
The stamp was reprinted in  1933 on regular and on white paper, this time in pink.

120 öre black

120 öre pink

140 öre

 second last in the list, is the in 1920 emitted 140 öre.
Colour shades go from olive black over greyish black to black.

140 öre

145 öre

The last stamp in this series, also from 1930, is a green 145 öre.

145 öre emerald green

145 öre yellowish green

145 öre white paper

German banknotes : 1914 - 48 issues 03

At the end of the second decade of the 20th century (between 1911 and 1920), two types of banknotes were emitted  in Germany.
First we have the 'Darleh(e)nskassenschein' (without 'e' from 1917 on), notes with lower values.
Secondly, the Imperial Bank Notes (notes issued by the Imperial (National) Bank.
From 1920 on, under the so called Weimar Republic, all notes became 'Reichsbanknoten'.

1914

Two notes were printed.
A 1 Mark and a 2 Mark note. All dated 12 August 1914

KM 50, 51 and 52 are for the 1 Mark
KM 53, 54 and 55 for the 2 Mark note.

The first print (50 and 53) have no underprint colour on the back (just green for the 50, red for the 53).
The notes are printed on white paper.
The second print (51 and 54) have a green or red underprint on the back. there's a brown (51) or red (54) pattern over the entire note. These notes were printed in 1917
Finally the third printing (1920) have blue serial numbers and seals.

Germany KM 54 front

Germany KM 54 back

1917 -18

In 1917 and 1918 two additional notes were emitted by the Darleh_nskasse, (without 'e').
A 5 and a 20 Mark note came into circulation.

the 5 mark note come with 7 and 8 digits in the serial number.
KM 56a and 56b

Germany KM 56b - 8 digits in serial number

detail KM 56b

Germany KM 56b

KM 56b detail

The 20 mark came into circulation in February 1918.
It has 7 digits in the serial number and became KM 57.

KM 57

KM 57 detail

KM 57

Can you figger out who are those two beauties at the bottom of the note?
These were the last notes before the 'Weimar Republic' started in 1920.


At the left, Minerva (named after an in Belgian produced car at that time)
At the right, Mercury (easy to recognise with his winged helmet)

Sweden : 11d Early issues - My kingdom for a crown

The set of crown stamps, emitted between 1920 an 1933 had so far 2 types of each stamp.
From the 70 öre stamp on, there is only one type per stamp left.
There are still minor differences in colour or in paper, but for most of the collectors, this overview will be more then sufficient already.

70 öre

Sweden 70 öre

The 70 öre was emitted in 1922.

80 öre

Sweden 80 öre

In the 80 öre stamp, emitted in 1920, a version with and without watermark can be found.The stamps with watermark have a higher value then those without.

85 öre

Almost a decade later, in December 1929, a 85 öre stamp was added to the series.
The stamp can be found on tainted paper and on white paper.

Sweden 85 öre - regular paper

90 öre

The last value in öre, goes to a 90 öre stamp.
3 variations can be distinguised:
The first issue was printed on tainted paper, in various shades of blue.
On white paper, there's a greenish-blue stamp and  a dull blue version.

Finally, a 1 Krona stamp (1921)
The only stamp in this series not in "öre", since the higher values are also in "öre".
The 1 Krona stamp can be found on tainted paper, or on white paper. The ones on white paper are more expensive (according FACIT).
A stamp with watermark is rare, and has a value up to 100 times the cheapest value.

Sweden 1 Krona

next time, the values over 1 Krona.

Sweden : 11c Early issues - My kingdom for a crown

The story goes on, with the Swedish crowns.

I talked about the 1920-1933 post horn and crown issue earlier.
Now I want to say something about the 45 and the 60 öre.

45 öre

Type 1

In the inner side of the crown, a shadow is engraved. In the first (1922) issue, the bottom lines are white.
This was corrected in type 2 (1925)

45 öre - type 1

the 2 bottom lines inside the crown are plain white

Type 2

In 1925 the design was slightly altered, the white lines got extra vertical lines.

45 öre - type 2

re-engraved design, only 1 white line left

The 60 öre comes in 2 types as well...

60 öre

Type 1

The first type was emitted in 1920. There are 2 details that can help to determinate which type the stamp is.
The difference is also partly in the shadow of the innerside of the crown.
In the first type, there are clear white spots (similar to the 45 öre, type 1).

60 öre - type 1

open white line at the bottow of the inner side of the crown

However, not all type 2 stamps show the corrected design as clearly. Therefore there's a second detail important as well.
At the bottom, we have to look to the first word "öre"
The "R" in type 1 has a small triangal on top. This was omitted later, in the 1926 engraving.

Type 2

The 1926 design has changed on two spots, the inner side of the crown, and the "R" in the first "öre".

60 öre - type 2

the inner side of the crown is grilled completely

the inner side of the crow, grilled more clearly

In the two details above, you might think the first one is a type 1 stamp.
However the "R" in "öre" gave more details :

"R" with a straight "R"

straight "R"