The new coins come with nine face values – Bt10, Bt5, Bt2, Bt1, 50 satang, 25 satang, 10 satang, 5 satang and 1 satang, although the last three will not be in public circulation and will be limited to official use.

The new coins will eventually replace the existing ones bearing the late King Rama IX in profile.

As the new coins are identical in size and weight to the existing coins, vending machines won’t be affected, the minister says.