Check your change: 1999 25-satang coin valued 2,000,000% higher

2026-03-18 - 08:41

A small coin with big value is making waves online after a local shop offered up to 5,000 baht for a rare 25-satang coin — about 2 million per cent above its face value. Panan Jewellery posted a video announcing it is buying 25-satang coins, but with one key condition: the coin must be minted in 1999 (B.E. 2542). “Just a 25-satang coin from 1999 can be worth up to 5,000 baht. If you have one, send us a photo for appraisal,” the page admin said. The specific coin features a portrait of Bhumibol Adulyadej on the front and the Phra Borommathat Chedi at Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan on the reverse. Made from aluminium bronze, the coin has a distinctive golden-yellow colour. Collectors prize the 1999 edition due to its limited production. The Treasury Department minted only around 10,000 coins that year, compared with more than 100 million coins in typical years.