baht
official currency of Thailand
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Summary
baht is a currency[1]. baht ranks in the top 3% of currency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,204 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Thailand[3]
- Named after: tical[4]
- Commons category: Money of Thailand[5]
- Said to be the same as: Siamese tical[6]
- Currency sign: baht sign[7]
- Central bank/issuer: Bank of Thailand[8]
- Start time: 1400[9]
- Applies to jurisdiction: Thailand[10]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[11]
- Native label: บาท[12]
- Price: 0.0282 US dollars[13], 0.027993 euro[14]
- Conversion to standard unit: 0.080945442771572 international United States dollar[15]
- Unit symbol: ฿[16]
- Subdivision of this unit: satang[17]
Why It Matters
baht has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] baht is known by 90 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]