Thailand P130, 20 Baht, King Rama IX / King Rama IX as child UNC see UV

Description

THAILAND
Pick#..................... 130
Banknote Book # 188a
Denomination .... 20 Baht
Date.....................   2017 (BE 2560)
Condition............  UNCd
Comments.......... King Rama IX Bhumibol Adulyadej (died in 2016) on front.  Scenes of King Rama IX as child, rowing boat, and rabbit on reverse. 2n image is note under UV (ultraviolet) light showing security inks.  Watermark: King Rama IX (3rd image).
Bhumibol Adulyadej  (1927 –2016), conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great in 1987,  was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri dynasty as Rama IX. He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts while his father was attending Harvard.  He assumed the throne at the age of 18 and is the longest reigning monarch, having reined for 70 years.  The Chakri dynasty is the current ruling royal house of the Kingdom of Thailand, while the Head of the house is the monarch. The dynasty has ruled Thailand since the founding of the city of Bangkok in 1782.  His net worth was 30 Billion dollars, “The world’s richest royal” according to Forbes magazine.
Printer: Note Printing Works (NPW), Thailand
Baht = A weight unit of 15 grams - up to the 1940's the currency of Thailand was Tical which was 15 grams of silver
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