Thailand unveils IMF-World Bank commemorative coins

Thailand’s Treasury Department will release two commemorative 100-baht coins on October 9 to mark the country’s hosting of the 2026 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group.

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas said the coins were being issued after Thailand was selected to host the annual meetings from October 12-18.

The Treasury Department, under the Ministry of Finance, produced the coins as souvenirs marking the occasion and to honour Their Majesties the King and Queen while promoting Thailand to international delegates and visitors.

Two versions of 100-baht coin

Ekniti said the commemorative coin would be issued in two versions, both made from cupronickel and carrying a face value of 100 baht.

The proof version measures 38 millimetres in diameter and weighs 25 grammes. Production is limited to 30,000 coins, priced at 700 baht each.

The standard version has the same 38mm diameter and 25g weight, with production capped at 200,000 coins. It can be exchanged at its face value of 100 baht.

Teerarak Sangsnit, deputy permanent secretary for finance and acting director-general of the Treasury Department, said the obverse features portraits of His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua and Her Majesty Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana, both facing left.

The King is depicted in a Western-style suit, while the Queen is shown wearing a Thai traditional dress and necklace.

Their royal titles appear along the lower rim, separated by a decorative Thai motif.

Annual meetings logo featured on reverse

The reverse carries the emblem of the 2026 Annual Meetings of the IMF and the World Bank Group at the centre.

The denomination “๑๐๐” and “100” appears to the right of the emblem, while “บาท” and “BAHT” appear to the left.

Around the upper rim is Thai wording commemorating Thailand’s hosting of the 2026 Annual Meetings, while “Thailand” appears along the lower rim, with decorative Thai motifs separating the inscriptions on both sides.

The coins will be available from October 9 at the Currency Management Division on Phahonyothin Road in Pathum Thani, the coin exchange unit on Chakrabongse Road in Bangkok and the coin exchange unit on Rama VI Road in Bangkok.

They will also be available through 76 provincial Treasury offices nationwide.

Online orders can be placed through the Treasury Department’s e-Commerce service at its website or through the TRD e-Commerce application, available free on iOS and Android.

Coins ordered online will be delivered by post, with buyers responsible for delivery charges.

Further information is available from the Currency Management Division at 0 2565 7944 or the Treasury Department Call Center at 0 2059 4999.