Currency Information
| Currency: | Thai Baht |
| Currency code: | THB |
| Currency symbol: | ฿ |
| Bank notes: | ฿20, ฿50, ฿100, ฿500, ฿1000 |
Daily Cost
|
Three-course meal for 2, mid-range restaurant | 650 Baht |
|
One-way ticket for local transport | 100 Baht |
|
Bottle of water | 10 Baht |
Until 1880, the Thai Baht was fixed to the British Pound at a rate of 8 TBH to 1 GBP. This rate changed several times until the Baht was re-pegged to the Japanese Yen at par during World War II. After the war, the currency changed its peg to 20.8 Baht per 1 US Dollar, then to 20 Baht per US Dollar in 1978, and to 25 Baht in 1984.