5 Bahts (5 บาท), Thailand, 1946 (Pick 64)

This 5 Bahts note was issued in Thailand, dated 1946. It belongs to the Baht (1897-date) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII) (1935-1946). It measures 111 × 66 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 64.

Obverse: Bust of King Rama VIII front-facing Phra Pathom Chedi Garuda on top left corner, three-headed-elephant Airavata on bottom-right corner, denomination on top right and bottom left corners Features in light blue and dark blue color, serial numbers and block numbers in black. Its lettering reads “5 / รัฐบาล ไทย / ธนบัตร์เป็นเงินที่ชำระหนี้ได้ตามกฎหมาย / ห้าบาท / รัฐมนตรีว่าการกระทรวงการคลัง / 5”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Government of Thailand Banknotes are legal tender Five Baht Minister of Finance”.

Reverse: Constitution manuscript placed on two-tiered Phan tray Inscription of penalty for counterfeiting banknotes on the center bottom Features in brown color. Its lettering reads “โทษฐานปลอมหรือแปลงธนบัตรคือจำคุกตั้งแต่สิบปีถึงตลอดชีวิตและปรับตั้งแต่ / พันบาทถึงหมื่นบาทหรือพันเท่าราคาธนบัตรปลอมแล้วแต่จำนวนไหนจะมากกว่ากัน”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Penalty for counterfeiting the banknote is ten years up to life imprisonment, and fined thousand up to ten thousands Baht or thousand times of that counterfeited notes depends on which is higher.”.

The note was printed by Tudor Press Incorporated, United States (1910-1967). Watermark: Repeating inscriptions "MILITARY AUTHORITY". Identification note: match the value, issuing bank, printed date and Pick number together; dates and signature combinations distinguish sub-varieties, which are not separated in this entry. Details follow the Numista catalogue entry and the Standard Catalog reference it cites; they have not been checked against a central-bank archive.