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Bank of Thailand discontinued issuing polymer bank notes in September 2004. |
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Each bank note is signed by the Minister of Finance and by the Governor of the Bank of Thailand. Please note that the spelling of the names may differ from that in other sources, since there is more than one way to transcribe writings from Thai to English.
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Experience on polymer commemorative note in Thailand By Mr Chumpol Santipong, Director, Note Printing Works, Bank of Thailand; 1996.
Bank of Thailand Annual reports:
Thai
numerals:
Replacement notes
Replacement notes with
prefix letter "S" are used where bank notes were printed by the Note
Printing Works of the Bank of Thailand (S3R2 and later issues). The
description from the Bank of Thailand states: »After serial numbering, the
100% good sheets move on to cutting and packaging. Partially good sheets are cut
and defective notes are sorted out and replaced by special notes bearing alphabetical code Paw in Thai or the Roman letter "S" before being
shrink-wrapped for delivery to Issue Department.«
Biography
All of the bank notes carry the portrait of
His
Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej (King Rama IX) (1927) of the Chakri Dynasty of Thailand. |
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A special commemorative note to celebrate the 50th anniversary of His Majesty King Bhumibol's Accession to the Throne.
S1R1 issued on 09.07.96 (scheduled issue date 06.06.96).
Fully sequential numbering. The numbering system for this special commemorative note is different from the system that the Bank of Thailand normally uses. All notes have the number 50 in front of the prefix letter, and the first digit after the prefix letter is always 9, followed by another four digits. This gives 10,000 bank notes per each prefix combination—100 prefix combinations (10 Thai prefixes times 10 Roman prefixes) that have been used then make a total of 1,000,000 notes. This also means that the prefix in the upper left serial number usually does not correspond with the prefix in the lower right serial number. Refer to Replacement notes below for more information on prefixes.
Here is an overview of the Thai letters used:
If only 10 prefixes (Thai and Roman, respectively) have been used, why was there also an S prefix, which is usually reserved for the replacement notes? The NPW already had the letter S in their numbering boxes, so they simply used it, not as a replacement prefix, but merely as one of the regular prefixes. There are no replacement notes for Thailand S1. This has been officially confirmed by the Bank of Thailand.
It should be added that some Thai authorities maintain that S1R1 bank notes
where Western serial number contains S in the prefix and where Thai serial
number contains the Thai letter phor phaan (
While there is some evidence to support the "replacement theory", such claims are highly questionable. Above all, the Bank of Thailand renounces the existence of replacement notes for this particular bank note issue. Additionally, every prefix combination (including phoor phan - S) uses fully sequential numbering, meaning that 10,000 notes have been printed for every prefix combination. It is almost impossible that exactly 10,000 replacement notes would have been required for a print run of 1,000,000 notes. It would also necessarily mean that these replacement notes replace notes with some other prefix combination, thereby reducing the officially confirmed issue size of 1,000,000 notes—we know that this is not true, since the numbering was fully sequential and there were no notes to replace.
Thailand,
500 Baht,
issued in 1996. A special commemorative note to celebrate the 50th
anniversary of His Majesty King Bhumibol's accession to the Throne. The
King's image appears on the optically variable device in the clear
window. Front:
His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Rama IX of the Chakri Dynasty,
seated on the ceremonial throne at right. The Crowned Royal Seal at
centre left and the Coat of Arms of Thailand at top left. Back:
The King sponsors many developmental projects; he is pictured on the
note during one of his tours of inspection. Representations of
agricultural and water conservation projects to the left and right. |
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A special commemorative note to celebrate the 50th anniversary of His Majesty King Bhumibol's Accession to the Throne.
S2R1 issued on 03.12.96.
Printed by NPA. Non-sequential numbering—skips the defective notes without replacement.
Prefixes for S2R1 notes run from 9A to 9E. Prefixes for S2R2 notes run from 9F to 9K and include 9T.
There are no replacement notes for Thailand S2. It should be noted, however, that some Thai authorities maintain that S2R2 notes with the western letter T are replacement notes.
Thailand,
50 Baht,
issued in 1996. A special commemorative note to celebrate the 50th
anniversary of His Majesty King Bhumibol's accession to the Throne.
Front:
His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Rama IX of the Chakri Dynasty at
right, wearing a military uniform. The Crowned Royal Seal at far right
and the Coat of Arms of Thailand at top left.
Back:
King Prajadhipok (Rama VII) on the throne. In 1932, during His reign, a
coup d'état was staged, resulting in transferral of power to a
Legislative Assembly—the 150-year absolute rule of the Chakri Kings
ended and the Constitutional Monarchy of the present day was born. The
Royal Palace at left.
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50 Baht circulating note (Bank of Thailand: Series 15).
S3R1 issued on 18.08.97 (announced on 07.05.97).
Polymer substrate for the production of S3 bank notes has been delivered to NPW in 1998 and 1999.
Signature 67 appears on bank notes with serial number prefixes ranging from 0 A to 9 A and with prefix 0 B (all printed by NPA). All subsequent bank notes were printed by NPW. Defective notes were replaced with the replacement prefix S. Signature 71 appears on notes with serial number prefixes ranging from 0 C to 0 D. Signature 72 appears on notes starting with serial number prefix 1 D.
There are no replacement notes for S3R1. This note has been printed by NPA, and all NPA Thai notes have non-sequential numbering—skips the defective notes without replacement. All subsequent issues (S3R2 and later) have a replacement prefix S.
Thailand, 50 Baht,
issued in 1997. Front:
His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Rama IX of the Chakri Dynasty of
Thailand at right, wearing a military uniform. The Coat of Arms of
Thailand at top left. Back: King Mongkut (Rama IV)
seated at table. King Mongkut was the founder of the basic science in
Thailand. He introduced the standard time in Thailand in 1852. He also
accurately predicted the full solar eclipse, visible in Thailand on
August 18, 1868—that is why a globe and a telescope are depicted at
right. In commemoration of His support and promotion of science, the
Thai government has declared August 18 "The National Science Day".
Plastic 50-baht bank notes to switch back to paper
Portrait of King Mongkut (King Rama IV) (1804-1868) appears on the reverse of S3. |
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) are replacement
notes. The phoor phan - S prefix combination is the standard replacement
prefix combination for Thai bank notes. Additionally, the phor phaan - S
prefix combination is the only prefix combination out of 100
combinations to fall out of the normal signature-numbering range (see
the chart above for more details).
