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20 Baht Rama VIII Series 6
| Issuer | Royal Thai Government |
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| Year | 1945 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Reverse description | Printed in green. The central vignette presents a front elevation of the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall, designed by Italian architect Mario Tamagno, viewed from the Royal Plaza. Thai denomination (๒๐) appears in the top-left corner of the cartouche frame and Arabic numeral denomination (20) in the top-right corner. A penalty clause inscription in Thai script runs along the bottom of the cartouche frame, warning of severe criminal sanctions for forgery or alteration of banknotes. |
| Reverse script | Thai/Arabic |
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Rama VIII — King Ananda Mahidol — was only 20 years old and still completing his studies in Switzerland when this note was issued. He had spent most of his life outside Thailand and was largely a figurehead during one of the country's most turbulent occupations. Japanese forces had effectively controlled the country since December 1941, and the Thai economy had been severely strained by forced loans and military requisitioning throughout the war years.
The king was found dead from a gunshot wound in his bedroom on June 9, 1946 — circumstances never officially resolved.