Thai Currency / Thai Baht

Banknotes and Coins in circulation in Thailand

The currency in Thailand is the Thai Baht (THB)

1 baht is divided in 100 satangs (cents).

1 euro = 40 baths (1 baht = 2,5 cents of euro)
1 US dollar = 30 bahts (1 baht = 3,3 cents)

Banknotes :

There are 5 banknotes in circulation in Thailand :

20 bahts, 50 bahts, 100 bahts, 500 bahts and 1 000 bahts.

The easiest way to recognize them is to identify them by color.

The 20 bahts note :

- Color : Green

- Front : Portrait of King Rama IX

- Back : Portrait of King Rama VIII

- Value : about 0.67 US dollar (or 0.50 Euro)

The 50 bahts note :

- Color : Blue

- Front : Portrait of King Rama IX

- Back : Portrait of King Rama IV

- Value : about 1.67 US dollars (or 1.25 Euros)

The 100 bahts note :

- Color : Pink

- Front : Portrait of King Rama IX

- Back : Portrait of King Rama V

- Value : about 3.33 US dollars (or 2.50 Euros)

The 500 bahts note :

- Color : Purple

- Front : Portrait of King Rama IX

- Back : Portrait of King Rama III

- Value : about 16.67 US dollars (or 12.50 Euros)

The 1,000 bahts note :

- Color : Beige, Light Brown

- Front : Portrait of King Rama IX

- Back : Portrait of King Rama IX

- Value : about 33.33 US dollars (or 25 Euros)

The Coins :

There are 6 coins in circulation in Thaïlande :

10 bahts, 5 bahts, 2 bahts, 1 baht, 50 satangs and 25 satangs.

To recognize them easily, their size decreases with their value. The 10 bahts coin is the biggest and the 25 satangs coin is the smallest.

The 10 bahts coin :

- Color : outside silver, inside gold (looks like the 2 € coin)

- Value : about 0.33 US dollars (or 0.25 Euros)

The 5 bahts coin :

- Color : Silver

- Value : about 0.167 US dollars (or 0.125 Euros)

The 2 bahts coin :

- Color : Gold

- Value : about 0.067 US dollars (or 0.05 Euros)

The 1 baht coin :

- Color : Silver

- Value : about 0.033 US dollars (or 0.025 Euros)

The 50 satangs coin :

- Color : Gold

- Value : about 0.017 US dollars (or 0.0125 Euros)

The 25 satangs coin :

- Color : Gold

- Value : about 0.008 US dollars (or 0.00625 Euros)