Which country uses the baht as its currency?

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Thailand uses the baht as its currency.

The Thai baht, written บาท in Thai, has the international code THB and is issued by the Bank of Thailand. One baht is divided into 100 satang, although small satang coins are now uncommon in everyday transactions. Banknotes are commonly issued in denominations of 20, 50, 100, 500, and 1,000 baht.

The word baht originally referred to a traditional unit of weight for silver. Earlier Thai money included pod duang, distinctive bullet-shaped coins. Thailand moved to modern flat coinage under King Rama IV, and the baht was decimalised in 1897.

Travelers sometimes confuse the baht with currencies of nearby Southeast Asian countries, such as the Cambodian riel, Lao kip, or Vietnamese đồng. The baht has also had changing exchange-rate arrangements: it was linked to several major currencies before becoming freely floating after the 1997 Asian financial crisis.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026

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