two baht coin

hey how long have they been in circulation ? Today was the first day I noticed they existed at all.

about a year or so now.

there are also a lot of unusual thai bank notes and coins you can collect. eg. i've got a 2baht coin from 1995 that someone gave me and they printed some 60baht bank notes for the king's anniversary last year.

Yeah I came across a couple about half a year ago, but then never again since. :)

I think it's a bit silly as the size (and value) is so similar to a one baht coin.

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Not at all silly, they have a particular value in arguments with Thais. Tossing a Bht2 coin in their general direction would at once demonstrate an understanding of Thai language while at the same time expressing a very succinct point.

Your understanding of Thai culture would best be demonstrated by the speed a which you then remove yourself from harm's way.

The scarcity of these coins can perhaps best be explained by people keeping them in their pockets lest the occasion for their use arises.

I've also some 1 satang coins and some variants of 50 thb notes issued in the 90s.
What use the satang are, I just don't know.

There are no 1 satang coins, they were cancelled decades ago.

25 satang (1 salueng) and 50 satang coins are still around.

They serve a decorative purpose.

Or get 4 1 salueng coins together to get one baht. :)

even the beggars turn their noses up at 25 satang coins these days.

#5, are you sure about the 1 satang coin being canceled?
If you check Wikipedia, it has them still being minted, although they could be wrong.

Thai treasury

Wikipedia 1 Satang

they were there/in use already some 10-12 yrs ago, I definitely remember and have 1 put aside from then. Last yr I remember I got a handful as change from a BMTA busconductress and have never ever seen them since, Ive compared since and they were same-same and not different from those long ago! too similar to the 5 bt though.............

Yeah, I think that's also where I got mine. Not from a merchant, nor bank, and when I first got one I recall thinking "what the heck am I going to use this for?"

Everyone: Don't confuse the current lowest value coin with 1 satang: The smallest coin is 25 satang, a.k.a. "1 salueng"

I have never see 1 satang coins in general use.

I agree with #10

A couple of days ago a supermarket in Nathon (Samui) refused to accept 2 50 satang coins for 1 baht.
They said: Go to 7/11 with them 55555

Whatever the value ( I also thought they were 1 and 2 satang coins ), I usually get some in change when I shop at Foodlands. I give them to the beggars.

The 2 baht coins are a pain in the ass since they are almost indistinguishable from the 1 baht coins. The 25 and 50 satang coins are ridiculous since they are so small that they aren't even worth dealing with. Be careful not to treat these coins disrespectfully, though (like tossing them away with disdain). That goes for all Thai money.

No, #10, no confusion. They really are 1 satang coins.
Look at the Thai treasury webpage if you are still confused - it is slow but it has pictures of all coinage currently in circulation.

I just got back from three weeks in the LOS and did not see the new 2-baht coins. In fact, I asked my sister-in-law and her friend if Thailand ever had 2 baht coins, as I seem to recall seeing large 2-baht coins, about the size of an old English penny, when I first went to Thailand 20 years ago. My question engendered some debate between my sister-in-law and her friend the result of which I cannot recall. They did not mention the new coin, which they apparently have not yet seen.

I have a 60 baht note from 1987, which was issued to commemorate the King's 60th birthday. It was mor or less square. I have not seen the new one, to commerate his ascension to the throne.

recent 60 baht note

2 baht coin

I think I also had one of those old square 60 baht notes, but gave it away.

Ok, found one on ebay - only $7.99!
Square 60 baht note

my 2 baht is from 1995 and for the 50th anniversary of the UN FAO, it is slightly smaller in diameter than the new 2 bahts but a little thicker. there have been many different coins issued even some 20baht coins which i have never seen.

thai coins

thai coins 2

20 baht coin images

Also there were some special 50/100/200 baht coins made, mainly for collectors.

I've never received a 2-Baht coin without the person carefully pointing out that it is a 2 Baht coin and not 1 Baht, and likewise have never paid for something with one without having to explain that it's 2 Baht, or at least getting a double-take while the person takes a second or two to realise he hasn't been short changed.