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20 Baht - Rama VIII Series 5, Type I Prefix P-P-น Thai serial below
| Issuer | Government of Thailand |
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| Year | 1942 |
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| Value | 20 Bahts (20 บาท) (20 THB) |
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| Obverse lettering | รัฐบาล ไทย ธนบัตร์เป็นเงินที่ชำระหนี้ได้ตามกฎหมาย ยี่สิบบาท (Translation: Government of Thailand Banknote is legal tender Twenty Baht) |
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| Signature(s) | 3 serial numbers; lower left serial # in Thai numerals 3 serial numbers; all in Western numerals 3 serial numbers; all in Western numerals upper left and lower # with Thai letter prefix (P/31 - P/33) serial # at lower left deleted Western control letter in upper left Thai control number in upper right serial # at lower left deleted Western control letter in upper left Thai control number in upper right serial # at lower left deleted Western control letter in upper left Thai control number in upper right |
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Thailand's wartime alliance with Japan made the National Printing Bureau in Tokyo the practical choice for producing this series — a straightforward consequence of the December 1941 agreement that gave Japanese forces passage through Thai territory. The six signature and serial number varieties documented under Pick 49 reflect years of incremental modification rather than planned redesign, as the Thai government adjusted control numbering systems across successive printings throughout the war period.
The Thai-numeral lower-left serial on the earliest Type I issues is the clearest diagnostic for placing a note in the first printing run.