THAILAND

Pick#..................... 112
Banknote Book # 173a
Denomination .... 50 Baht
Date.....................   (2004)
Condition............  UNC
Comments.......... Royal Garuda emblem; King Rama IX in uniform on front.  Seated King Rama IV Monkut, telescope and globe on reverse.  Watermark: King Rama IX (3rd image).  2nd image is note viewed under UV (ultraviolet) light showing security inks.

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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