Re: Q: why are some baccarat chips larger?
Not only Baccarat chips, many casinos have the higher denomination chips a bit larger than the smaller denominations to make them stand out. This is partly for security reasons, so that a high denomination chip cannot be easily hidden in a stack of lower ones and partly to give them a little more 'gravitas' larger chips signifies higher denominations (more money) to the players as well which eventually leads to the very high denomination plaques.