20 Baht - Rama VIII Series 4; Survey Dept.

Features

Issuer Thailand
King Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII) (1935-1946)
Type Standard banknote
Years 1943-1945
Value 20 Bahts (20 บาท) (20 THB)
Currency Baht (1897-date)
Composition Paper
Size 147 × 87 mm
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized 1 June 1947
Number
N#
230527
References P# 41
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.
And 2 more volumes.

Series: Series 4

Obverse

Bust of Rama VIII facing left
Phra Thinang Chakri Maha Prasat throne hall, located in The Grand Palace
Garuda on center top, Thai denomination on top-right corner, Arabic denomination on bottom-left corner, three-headed-elephant Airavata on bottom right corner, Arabic numerals serials flank left and right of Garuda
Features in green color, prefix and serial numbers in red

Script: Thai

Lettering:
๒๐
รัถบาล ไทย
ธนบัตรเปนเงินที่ชำระหนี้ได้ตามกดหมาย
ยี่สิบบาท
รัถมนตรีว่าการกะซวงการคลัง
20
กรมแผนที่

Translation:
20
Government of Thailand
Banknote is legal tender
Twenty Baht
Minister of Finance
Survey Department

Reverse

Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall, viewed from the Royal Plaza
Features in green color

Script: Thai

Lettering:
๒๐    20
โทสถานปลอมหรือแปลงธนบัตรคือจำคุกตั้งแต่สิบปีถึงตลอดชีวิตและปรับตั้งแต่
พันบาทถึงหมื่นบาทหรือพันเท่าราคาธนบัตรปลอมแล้วแต่จำนวนไหนจะมากกว่ากัน

Translation:
20
Penalty for counterfeiting the banknote is ten years up to life imprisonment, and fined thousand up to
ten thousands Baht or thousand times of that counterfeited notes depends on which is higher.

Watermark

Constitution manuscript placed on two-tiered Phan tray

Signatures

Pao Pienlert Boripanyuthakit (PPB²) Minister of Finance
Kuang Apaiwong (KA) Minister of Finance
Leng Srisomwongse (LS¹) Minister of Finance

Comments

The government demonetized all 20 Baht and 50 Baht notes due to having many counterfeit in circulation. They stopped being legal tender on December 1st, 1946 and could be redeemed until June 1st, 1947.

Series 6 Banknotes share the similar features and size with this banknote.
Banknotes with signature Pao Boripanyuthakit and Kuang Apaiwong are series 4.
Banknotes with signature Leng Srisomwongse with prefix P84น and above are series 4.
Banknotes with signature Leng Srisomwongse with prefix P51น and below are series 6 (Leng P1น~P18น series 6 Type I, Leng P19น~P51น series 6 Type II)
Banknotes with signature Direk Chainam are series 6 Type II.

See also

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Date Signatures No. printed VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1943-1944)  PPB² 8 250 000 TB58; P1น ~ P82น / P83น 0XXXX ~ 3XXXX → / P84น 0XXXX ~ 4XXXX
ND (1944-1945)  KA TB58a; P83น ← 7XXXX~9XXXX
ND (1945)  LS¹ 450 000 TB58b; P84น 5XXXX~9XXXX / P85น ~ P88น →

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