20 Baht - Rama IX Series 9 Type V, adult portrait, head watermark

Issuer Thailand
Year 1953-1969
Type Standard circulation banknote
Value 20 Bahts (20 บาท)
Currency Baht (1897-date)
Composition Paper
Size 146 × 86 mm
Shape Rectangular
Printer Thomas De La Rue, London, United Kingdom
Designer(s)
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) P#77
Obverse description Green print; red underprint; black signatures; black prefix and serial numbers. Bust of King Rama IX front-facing in the uniform of the Supreme Commander on the 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. Latin prefix and Arabic numerals serials on the left of Garuda, Thai prifix and Thai numeral serials on the right of Garuda.
Obverse lettering รัฐบาล ไทย ธนบัตร์เป็นเงินที่ชําระหนี้ตามกฎหมาย ยี่สิบบาท รัฐมนตรีว่าการกะทรวงการคลัง    ผู้ว่าการธนาคารแห่งประเทศไทย
(Translation: Government of Thailand Banknote is legal tender Twenty Baht Minister of Finance    Governor of the Bank of Thailand)
Reverse description Green print. Front elevation of Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall, by Mario Tamagno, viewed from the Royal Plaza. Thai denomination on top-left corner, Arabic denomination on top-right corner. Penalty text on bottom of the cartouche frame.
Reverse lettering โทษฐานปลอมหรือแปลงธนบัตร คือจำคุกตลอดชีวิต หรือจำคุกอย่างสูงยี่สิบปีและปรับอย่างสูงสี่หมื่นบาท THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY LIMITED LONDON.
(Translation: Penalty for counterfeiting or altering banknotes is life imprisonment or imprisonment for a maximum of twenty years and a fine of up to forty thousand Baht)
Signature(s)
Protection type Watermark
Protection description King Bhumibol Adulyadej, profile angle
Variants There exists a very rare variant with rounded edges and an overprint ""in silver"" (У СРЕБРУ). Only 3 known samples exist, with serial numbers A.059 998, A.059 999 and A.059 000.
Numisquare ID 9120384740
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