can't identify writing or where coin originated fr

[Guest curiousgeorge]

I got this coin in my cash out at work, which looks like a twoonie( a Canadian $2.00 coin) but it has this 'arabic' sorta writing on it, raised dots as well on the top of a building image (which makes me think of Eiffel tower, but I know it's not). I thought maybe Iran or Iraq?, anyone have a clue?

The other side has a pic of a fellow with glasses on, youngish , profile.

[kuhli]

Sounds like a Thailand 10 baht, KM#227. Quite common coin, and often used to "slip" into change for profit. Assuming that it was accepted as a twoonie, it's face value is actually only worth about CAD$0.28. There are also problems with this coin being used as euro coins.