Treasury Dept challenges claim only 100 Bt10 coins minted in 1990
– Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community
PHUKET: The Treasury Department has denied a claim that just 100 Bt10 coins were minted in 1990.
The department’s director general, Naris Chaiyasoot, spoke yesterday shortly after there was a Bt100,000 offer for a Bt10 coin minted in 1990 – a move that attracted much media attention.
The offer came from Punnapat Sririrueangwanich, a trader of rare coins and bank-notes.
“I’ve known that just 100 coins of Bt10 were minted in 1990 for an exhibition at a Canadian mint. Most of the coins were also handed out as gifts and just 30 returned to Thailand,” the 27-year-old said.
But Naris insisted that Thailand bought 50 million Bt10 coins from a US-based firm in 1990. He said the department would investigate to determine if the coins were used in an exhibition that year.
“After the long weekend, I will ask relevant officials to check,” he said.
According to the department’s deputy director general Werawut Sripaoraya, only commemorative coins are produced in a small number.
— Phuket Gazette Editors
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