Govt Considers A Two-baht Coin

[rstone]

Germany still uses pfenning coins, as well as 1, 2, and 5 Deutschemark coins.

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Germany switched to Euro and Cent already some years ago.

There are 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 Cent coins and the bills start with 5 Euro.

@ Kerryd

if you still have German Pfennig and Mark you can still change to Euro but in the Central Bank only.

[sriracha john]

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Edit: Just measured a 1 baht coin: 20mm diameter. Have to take care not to confuse with the only fractionally larger 2 baht coin.

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they are a fair bit thicker also john , you notice them when you get them in change.

Got my first one almost a year ago , and I recieved another in change the other day.

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Wow... so they're already out there then, eh?... Didn't know that and look forward to seeing my first. I was hoping there'd be some way to distinguish them and it sounds like they are with their thickness and weight. Wasn't sure about the posted weight of the 2 baht coin as I could only measure the length of the 1 baht to compare. I haven't weighed anything by the gram for a long time...

Thanks for the info.

[Sphere]

[bump] with an update:

Edit: Just measured a 1 baht coin: 20mm diameter. Have to take care not to confuse with the only fractionally larger 2 baht coin.

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they are a fair bit thicker also john , you notice them when you get them in change.

Got my first one almost a year ago , and I recieved another in change the other day.

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Wow... so they're already out there then, eh?... Didn't know that and look forward to seeing my first. I was hoping there'd be some way to distinguish them and it sounds like they are with their thickness and weight. Wasn't sure about the posted weight of the 2 baht coin as I could only measure the length of the 1 baht to compare. I haven't weighed anything by the gram for a long time...

Thanks for the info.

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No worries SJ, if you give a 2 baht coin by mistake to the baht bus driver in Pattaya, he's surely going to change you 1 baht then.

[Kerryd]

Germany still uses pfenning coins, as well as 1, 2, and 5 Deutschemark coins.

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Germany switched to Euro and Cent already some years ago.

There are 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 Cent coins and the bills start with 5 Euro.

@ Kerryd

if you still have German Pfennig and Mark you can still change to Euro but in the Central Bank only.

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Doh ! I fergot dat all dem dere people gone and switched over their money. Haven't been back to the land of Bodacious Blonde Babes with Big........................Beer Steins since '88

Over here, our pay is calculated in Canadian, pay advances are in US $, and at the air base (KIA, not Bagram), everything is in Euros.

Good thing I have a wad of Baht on me ! (can't exchange it or spend it here)

[sriracha john]

[bump] with an update:

Edit: Just measured a 1 baht coin: 20mm diameter. Have to take care not to confuse with the only fractionally larger 2 baht coin.

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they are a fair bit thicker also john , you notice them when you get them in change.

Got my first one almost a year ago , and I recieved another in change the other day.

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Wow... so they're already out there then, eh?... Didn't know that and look forward to seeing my first. I was hoping there'd be some way to distinguish them and it sounds like they are with their thickness and weight. Wasn't sure about the posted weight of the 2 baht coin as I could only measure the length of the 1 baht to compare. I haven't weighed anything by the gram for a long time...

Thanks for the info.

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No worries SJ, if you give a 2 baht coin by mistake to the baht bus driver in Pattaya, he's surely going to change you 1 baht then.

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About the only time you'll get a 1 baht change from the mafia boys is if you give them a 100 baht note...

[Crossy]

Don't worry about the cost of re-programming vending machines.

If they go with steel as the material no machines will be able to accept them anyway, the validation systems just don't like highly magnetic materials

If we do get mechs. to accept there will be a roaring trade in all the little engineering shops making blanks to use to buy your ciggies or ride the skytrain / metro.

We shall see.