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Light blue polymer note with a three-quarter intaglio portrait of King Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) in military uniform occupying the right half of the note, set against a fine guilloche underprint in pale blue and rose tones. At centre, the Royal Cypher of Rama X appears within an ornate medallion above the Thai inscription รัฐบาลไทย (Bank of Thailand) and the legal tender clause; the denomination ห้าสิบบาท is printed below in Thai script. To the left, a diamond-shaped transparent window carries an optically variable ink numeral '50', with the Garuda emblem in the upper right corner and the denomination numerals '50' rendered in Thai and Arabic script at lower left and right. |
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The reverse carries intaglio vignettes of two earlier Chakri monarchs in royal regalia — King Rama IV (Mongkut) to the right and King Rama V (Chulalongkorn) to the left — rendered in fine engraving against a pale guilloche background with orange and teal geometric underprints. A traditional Thai sailing vessel appears in the lower left background, while a classical domed building is visible at lower right, both evoking Thailand's historical maritime and diplomatic heritage. The transparent window at far right again shows the diamond-shaped optically variable device, and ornate Thai floral scroll-work borders the lower edge with the anti-counterfeiting warning in Thai script along the bottom margin. |
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Thailand was an early adopter of polymer substrate for its general circulation notes, and this 50 Baht issue is part of that transition — the Bank of Thailand Note Printing Works in Bangkok has the relatively rare distinction of producing polymer notes domestically, rather than relying on De La Rue Giori or Note Printing Australia as most central banks did when switching substrates.
The TBB#201 reference places this within the current polymer series. Polymer 50 Baht notes are genuine circulation pieces, not commemorative or limited issues, and show wear patterns distinctly different from cotton-fibre predecessors — creasing at fold points rather than the softening typical of paper currency.