20 Baht - Rama X Series 17; paper

Features

Issuer	Thailand
Issuing bank	Bank of Thailand (ธนาคารแห่งประเทศไทย)
King	Phra Vajira Klao (Rama X / Vajiralongkorn) (2016-date)
Type	Standard circulation banknotes
Year	2018
Value	20 Bahts (20 บาท) 20 THB = USD 0.61
Currency	Baht (1897-date)
Composition	Paper
Size	138 × 72 mm
Shape	Rectangular
Issued	6 April 2018
Number	N# 204772
References	P# 135 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).

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Series: Series 17

Obverse

Green print; multicolour underprint; red serial numbers; black signatures.
Bust of King Vajiralongkorn, in the uniform of the commander of the Royal Thai Air Force, facing slightly left. Crowned "วปร" monograms, emitting radii from the top, on guillochés background, in the center. Thai numerals denomination on bottom-left corner; Arabic numerals denomination on bottom-right corner. '20' in centre of Phum khao bin motif at the right.
Perfect registration printed Garuda on upper right corner. EURion constellations on upper-right of king's head. Dense repeating microtexts '20' in the shadow to the left of king's neck; dense repeating microtexts '20' near Arabic numerals denomination; uniline repeating microtexts '20' along the edge of leftmost bottom guillochés. Latent number '20' on the left of king's shoulder, visible from bottom-left. Vertical metallic security thread, with repeating "20 BAHT 20 บาท" inside, to the left. Tactile ten slanted bars on center-left and center-right edge; tactile eight-pedals-flower arranged as ⠆, Braille '2'; Phum khao bin motif at the right printed orange is tactile; portrait, monogram and surrounding guillochés, inscriptions, denominations and lower decoration motifs, which printed dark-green are tactile.

Scripts: Thai, Braille

Lettering:
รัฐบาลไทย
ธนบัตรเป็นเงินที่ชําระหนี้ได้ตามกฎหมาย
ยี่สิบบาท

๒๐ 　　　　　　　　 20

Translation:
Government of Thailand.
Banknote is legal tender for paying debt.
Twenty Baht.
Minister of Finance. Governor of the Bank of Thailand.
20.

Reverse

Green print; yellowish orange underprint.
Half-length figure of King Rama I and King Rama II, both facing slightly right. Grand Palace to the lower left of Rama I. Reproduction of Thai mural of a scene from Panji tales to the lower right of King Rama II. Trishula trident in Chakra on guillochés background, to the upper right of King Rama II. Arabic numerals denomination on guillochés background, on upper-left; Thai numerals denomination on bottom-left corner.
EURion constellations on lower-left corner, top-right corner, and bottom-right corner. Uniline repeating microtexts '20' hidden in background motifs; uniline repeating microtexts '20' on the edge of guillochés surrounding Arabic numerals denomination.

Script: Thai

Lettering:
20
๒๐
การปลอมหรือแปลงธนบัตรเป็นความผิด ต้องระวางโทษตามประมวลกฎหมายอาญา

Translation:
20.
Counterfeiting or altering banknotes is a crime, and will be punished due to criminal law.

Watermark

Head of King Vajiralongkorn, facing slightly left, with denomination '20' below.

Signatures

Apisak Tantivorawong (AT₁)	Minister of Finance
Veerathai Santiprabhob (VS)	Governor
Uttama Saowanayon (US)	Minister of Finance
Predee Daochai (PD)	Minister of Finance
Arkhom Termpittayapaisith (AT₂)	Minister of Finance
Sethaput Suthiwartnaruepu (SS)	Governor

Printer

Bank of Thailand Note Printing Works, Bangkok, Thailand (1969-date)

Comments

UV activity:

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Long text:
โทษฐานปลอมแปลงธนบัตร คือจำคุกตลอดชีวิตหรือจำคุกอย่างสูงยี่สิบปี และปรับอย่างสูงสี่หมื่นบาท (Penalty for making counterfeit banknotes is life imprisonment or up to twenty years and up to 40000 baht fine)

Short Text:
การปลอมแปลงธนบัตรเป็นความผิด ต้องระวางโทษตามประมวลกฎหมายอาญา
(Making counterfeit banknotes is a crime, and will be punished due to criminal law)

Prefix Combinations
135a - A/ก, B/ข (0A/ก - 7B/ข main), A/พ, B/พ (0A/พ - 3B/พ sub), S/พ (0S/พ replacement)
135b.1 - B/ข, C/ค, D/ง, E/จ, F/ฉ, G/ต, H/ท, J/ธ, A/ธ, B/ก, C/ข, D/ค, E/ง, F/จ, G/ฉ, H/ต (8B/ข - 3H/ต)

1. Apisak-Veerathai; long penalty; fine hair; dotted circle
0~9 A/ก; 0~3 B/ข, 4 B/ข (partially), 5 B/ข (partially), 6 B/ข (partially)

2. Apisak-Veerathai; long penalty; coarse hair; dotted circle
4 B/ข (partially), 5 B/ข (partially), 6 B/ข (partially), 7 B/ข

3. Apisak-Veerathai; short penalty; fine hair; dotted circle
8 B/ข (partially); 6 E/จ (rare)

4. Apisak-Veerathai; short penalty; coarse hair; dotted circle
8 B/ข (rare), 9 B/ข (partially); 0 C/ค (partially), 1~9 C/ค; 0~9 D/ง; 0~5 E/จ, 6 E/จ (partially), 7 E/จ (partially), 8 E/จ (rare)

5. Apisak-Veerathai; short penalty; coarse hair; solid circle
8 B/ข (rare), 9 B/ข (rare); 0 C/ค (partially); 6 E/จ (partially), 7 E/จ (partially), 8 E/จ (partially), 9 E/จ; 0~9 F/ฉ; 0~9 G/ต; 0~9 H/ท; 0~9 J/ธ; 0~9 A/ธ; 0~9 B/ก; 0~9 C/ข; 0~9 D/ค; 0~9 E/ง; 0~9 F/จ; 0~9 G/ฉ; 0~3 H/ต

6. Uttama-Veerathai; short penalty; coarse hair; solid circle
4~9 H/ต; 0~9 J/ท; 0~9 A/ธ; 0~9 B/ธ; 0~9 C/ก; 0~8 D/ข

7. Preedee-Veerathai; short penalty; coarse hair; solid circle
9 D/ข; 0~8 E/ค, 9 E/ค (partially?)

8. Arkhom-Setthaphut; short penalty; coarse hair; solid circle
9 E/ค (partially?); 0~9 F/ง; 0~9 G/จ; 0~9 H/ฉ; 0~9 J/ต; 0~6 A/ต

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Date	Signatures	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	References		Frequency
Undetermined
ND (2018)	AT₁, VS	$ 0.60	$ 0.63	$ 0.64	$ 0.64	$ 0.64	$ 0.69	$ 1.50	P# 135a.1 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	long penalty text 69 characters; dotted circle; fine hair	46%
ND (2018)	AT₁, VS								P# 135a.2 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	long penalty text 69 characters; dotted circle; Corse hair	0.07%
ND (2018)	AT₁, VS								P# 135ar.1 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	S prefix replacement; long penalty text 69 characters; dotted circle; fine hair	0.3%
ND (2018)	AT₁, VS				$ 0.64	$ 0.64	$ 1.30	$ 1.50	P# 135b.1.1 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	short penalty text 55 characters; dotted circle; fine hair	16%
ND (2018)	AT₁, VS				$ 0.69	$ 0.69	$ 1.20	$ 1.70	P# 135b.1.2 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	short penalty text 55 characters; dotted circle; corse hair	10%
ND (2018)	AT₁, VS							$ 1.50	P# 135b.1.3 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	short penalty text 55 characters; solid circle; corse hair	5%
ND (2018)	US, VS				$ 0.66			$ 1.00	P# 135b.2 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	short penalty text 55 characters; solid circle; corse hair; prefix 4 H/ต~8 D/ข	7%
ND (2018)	AT₁, VS								P# 135br.1.2 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	S prefix replacement; short penalty text 55 characters; dotted circle; corse hair	0.6%
ND (2018)	AT₁, VS								P# 135br.1.3 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	S prefix replacement; short penalty text 55 characters; solid circle; corse hair	0.3%
ND (2018)	US, VS								P# 135br.2 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	short penalty text 55 characters; solid circle; corse hair	0.3%
ND (2018)	PD, VS							$ 1.20	P# 135c Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	short penalty text; solid circle; corse hair; prefix 9 D/ข~9 E/ค	3%
ND (2018)	AT₂, SS				$ 1.20	$ 1.20	$ 1.60	$ 1.70	P# 135d Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	short penalty text; solid circle; coarse hair; prefix 9 E/ค~6 A/ต	11%

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