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1238—1904
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From bullet money to the baht
A 700-year journey from stamped silver measured by weight to the baht–satang system and digital payments.
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Milestones that changed how people made, exchanged and trusted money
Objects of exchange
Beads, shells and precious metals travelled through trade networks.
Bullet money
Stamped silver by weight circulated across successive kingdoms.
The modern mint
Machine-struck flat coins transformed Siamese currency.
Government banknotes
The first series established a modern paper currency system.
Digital payments
PromptPay made baht transfers simple and immediate.
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✓ Sources attached600–800 CE
Srivatsa coin
Dvaravati
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✓ Sources attached13th–14th c.
Bullet money
Sukhothai
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✓ Sources attached1902
Banknote Series 1
Siam
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✓ Sources attachedPrehistoric
Glass trade beads
Thai Peninsula
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Official institutionsCentral banks · Mints · Gazettes
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