|
|
|
Languages: Thai (Siamese), English
Religions: Buddhist
Status: UN Member 1946
Baht: บาท - Baht is a weight unit of 15 grams - Upto 1940's the currency of Thailand was Tical which was 15 grams of silver
This 2006 issue is called a 16 Baht note printed by Thai Banknote Printing Works.
The uncut banknote sheet comprises 1-Baht, 5-Baht and 10-Baht denominations. The banknote paper, incorporated with mould-made three-dimensional multi-tone watermark, depicts the constitution placed on traditional-style gilded try in yellow circle, and the metallic security thread containing translucent micro-characters “80th Birthday Anniversary” in Thai characters, clearly visible when holding the banknote against the light. Under ultraviolet light, the alphabetical codes and serial numbers printed with special red ink turn into luminescing blue, the signatures of the Minister of Finance and the Governor of the Bank of Thailand printed with special black ink turn into luminescing yellowish-green and the Thai numerals “??” printed with the invisible ink over the watermark turn into luminescing yellow. The security thread embedded in the paper also into luminescing yellow.
The main element on the front of each denomination is the portrait of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Other elements are the Royal Garuda Emblem and the Airapote elephant. Accompanying drawing of each denomination is the portrait of Their Majesties the King and Queen granting and audience to various groups of people who paid tribute to His Majesty on the occasion of his coronation in 1950 at the Sutthaisawan Prasat Hall, the portrait of His Majesty in a royal procession by land, marking his 3th Cycle Birthday Anniversary in 1963, and the portrait of His Majesty granting and audience to various groups of people who paid tribute to His Majesty on the Auspicious Occasion of the Sixtieth Anniversary Celebrations of His Majesty’s Accession to the Throne in 2006 at the Ananda Samakhom Throne Hall.
BACK of the 3 Subject Note
The elements of the back of 1-Baht denomination are the portraits of His Majesty’s childhood, the portrait of Their Majesties the King Rama 8 and King Rama 9 on their return to Thailand in 1945, the portrait of His Majesty during his study in Switzerland, the Royal Emblem in Commemoration of the Celebrations on the Auspicious Occasion of His Majesty the King’s 80th Birthday Anniversary 5th December 2007, the Royal Garuda Emblem, and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha and the Grand Palace, and the Villa Vadhana in Switzerland.
|
|