snoop1130 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has issued new 20-baht banknotes, made of polymer rather than paper, for distribution from March 24th. BOT Governor Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput, explained that they chose to issue the polymer notes for the 20-baht denomination first because they are the most frequently used and wear out faster than notes of other denominations. The polymer notes are more durable and stay cleaner than paper ones. The polymer notes are produced from a special kind of plastic which does not absorb humidity or dirt. They are environment friendly and will reduce the need to reprint replacements for worn-out notes, said the governor. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/new-20-baht-polymer-banknotes-to-enter-circulation-on-march-24/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-01-20 - Aetna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Virt Posted January 20, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 20, 2022 ???? An Aussie on Samui showed me some of those those polymer banknotes that they use. They are totally nice and easy to clean if you spill beer on them, or go swimming in the ocean and forgot you had money in your swimming pants. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kimamey Posted January 20, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 20, 2022 12 minutes ago, Virt said: ???? An Aussie on Samui showed me some of those those polymer banknotes that they use. They are totally nice and easy to clean if you spill beer on them, or go swimming in the ocean and forgot you had money in your swimming pants. I think it might have been Australia that used them first. They're certainly are more durable and we've had them for a while in the UK. They don't seem to have changed the design much to deter counterfeiting. Anyway thanks for giving us a glimpse into your lifestyle. ???? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricTh Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 (edited) Thai people have the obnoxious habit of writing things on bank-notes. They used it as some sort of convenient paper. Edited January 20, 2022 by EricTh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KannikaP Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 1 hour ago, snoop1130 said: The polymer notes are produced from a special kind of plastic Does the plastic contain animal material. which was frowned on by vegans and Muslims in UK? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djayz Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Great. Hope all notes the world over are replaced by this material. Much more durable. On the topic of money: when are countries going to do away with all the copper coins? Completely useless nowadays IMHO. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kickstart Posted January 20, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 20, 2022 30 minutes ago, kimamey said: I think it might have been Australia that used them first. They're certainly are more durable and we've had them for a while in the UK. They don't seem to have changed the design much to deter counterfeiting. Anyway thanks for giving us a glimpse into your lifestyle. ???? If my memory serves me right Thailand first had ,what was called then a plastic 50 baht note back in 1995. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveAustin Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 14 minutes ago, djayz said: On the topic of money: when are countries going to do away with all the copper coins? Completely useless nowadays IMHO. Just do away with cash—haven’t used it in months, albeit not Thailand. Dirty and forgeable. The old boys can pay the girls on that LINE thing innit? ???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJ2U Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 12 minutes ago, Mr Meeseeks said: Myth. Its the law. I don't know why anyone would want to step on money in any case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Myran Posted January 20, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 20, 2022 29 minutes ago, MrJ2U said: Its the law. I don't know why anyone would want to step on money in any case. If you drop it and it risks being blown away by the wind. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djayz Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 33 minutes ago, daveAustin said: Just do away with cash—haven’t used it in months, albeit not Thailand. Dirty and forgeable. The old boys can pay the girls on that LINE thing innit? ???? Wouldn't know how to use anything else but cash or plastic. Pay by LINE?! Arai wa? ???? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arithai12 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Nice change, and while they are at it I hope they diversify the colors and appearances a little bit, right now I do have to read carefully or risk confusing 20 with 50, or 100 with 1000. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arithai12 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 7 hours ago, daveAustin said: Just do away with cash—haven’t used it in months, albeit not Thailand. Dirty and forgeable. The old boys can pay the girls on that LINE thing innit? ???? You can't store a LINE account under the mattress. And how do you give a little contribution to the policeman that finds you without driver's licence? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackayae Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 What happened to the young Thai couple who were producing counterfeit 20 baht notes a year or two ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vandeventer Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 11 hours ago, Virt said: ???? An Aussie on Samui showed me some of those those polymer banknotes that they use. They are totally nice and easy to clean if you spill beer on them, or go swimming in the ocean and forgot you had money in your swimming pants. I don't know about you guys but a lot of times I confused a 50 for a 20. I hope these new ones are better. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excel Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Let's just hope you can throw them as far as the old ones in the Gogos ( when they reopen ) ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Cash will be pretty much obsolete in thenot too future anyway. Everything digital and traceable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Paul Henry Posted January 21, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2022 The polymer notes were deveploped by the CSIRO* in Australia and patented. They are now supplied to many countries around the world. They are almost counterfeit proof because of certain anti counterfeit marks witin the polymer. * Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAPPYNUFF Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Paul Henry is correct in his statement. I have previously read the Royal Mint, in Perth, Western Australia, has the contract to print all Thai banknotes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted January 21, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2022 12 hours ago, KannikaP said: Does the plastic contain animal material. which was frowned on by vegans and Muslims in UK? I didn't know they were consumable in that sense? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sungod Posted January 21, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2022 3 hours ago, arithai12 said: And how do you give a little contribution to the policeman that finds you without driver's licence? Scan the QR code on his banking app. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreasyFingers Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 12 hours ago, Virt said: ???? An Aussie on Samui showed me some of those those polymer banknotes that they use. They are totally nice and easy to clean if you spill beer on them, or go swimming in the ocean and forgot you had money in your swimming pants. Just don't use a hot iron to dry them, they shrink. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lopchan Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 12 hours ago, kickstart said: If my memory serves me right Thailand first had ,what was called then a plastic 50 baht note back in 1995. Oz has had them since 1988 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sanuk711 Posted January 21, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2022 13 hours ago, KannikaP said: Does the plastic contain animal material. which was frowned on by vegans and Muslims in UK? If so, I guess all the vegans will just have to do without money in the future................................ . 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 We had these before, the 50 baht notes which lost all the printing after a while. Hope they found a better manufacturer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunjeff Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 13 hours ago, kickstart said: If my memory serves me right Thailand first had ,what was called then a plastic 50 baht note back in 1995. 20 minutes ago, jacko45k said: We had these before, the 50 baht notes which lost all the printing after a while. Hope they found a better manufacturer. If I recall, there were two different versions of the polymer 50 baht note back in the mid-90s. As @jacko45kmentioned, the first design tended to lose its printing after a while and start to become transparent in places. The second one was more stable, but we heard at the time that market ladies complained about the plastic bills because they stuck together when wet. In any case, they were withdrawn and replaced by new paper notes after a few years. I know that polymer notes are much more durable than paper ones, but I've never cared much for them personally: they don't fold nicely, and they do stick together far more than traditional bills. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Misterwhisper Posted January 21, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2022 16 hours ago, snoop1130 said: The polymer notes are produced from a special kind of plastic which does not absorb humidity or dirt. So.... can you launder them? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thongsaeng Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 It is TB 155, Printed by Note Printing Works,Bank of Thailand. May 7, 1997 7.2 x 14.4 cm. Blue in color, produced from polymer material. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spilornis Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 16 hours ago, EricTh said: Thai people have the obnoxious habit of writing things on bank-notes. They used it as some sort of convenient paper. In India most places wont accept notes with anything handwritten on them. Not sure why. Same problem if there is a little tear. Easier to put them in the temple donation box than to try and pass them on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ralf001 Posted January 21, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2022 16 hours ago, kickstart said: If my memory serves me right Thailand first had ,what was called then a plastic 50 baht note back in 1995. Series 15 50 baht note, May 1997. https://www.bot.or.th/English/Banknotes/HistoryAndSeriesOfBanknotes/Pages/50_15.aspx 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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