Thai banknote wins Best Regional Banknote of the Year 2015 award
The Nation



BANGKOK: -- Thailand's new Bt1,000-denominated banknote is awarded the Best Regional Banknote of the Year 2015, jointly with New Zealand's latest polymer banknote series.

The co-winners of the High Security Printing Asia award were announced at the event in Jakarta on December 8, organised by Reconnaissance International.

The award recognises outstanding achievement in the design, technical sophistication and security of a banknote or banknote series, the key judging criteria being that successful banknotes should combine visual artistry and high levels of technical and security sophistication, with considerable emphasis placed on reflecting the cultural heritage of the issuing country in the note, and the relevance of the overall design and symbolism to the issuing country, according to Reconnaissance.

Reconnaissance is a global source of business intelligence on holography and on authentication for document security, personal identification and brand protection

The awarded Thai banknote is the fifth and final note to be issued as part of the country's Series 16, which went into circulation in September 2015.

"The series were launched in honour of His Majesty the King, to tell key royal projects of Thai kings. The banknote is completed with modern anti-counterfeiting technology and also allows easy authentication for all including those with visual impairment," said Woraporn Tangsaghasaksri, an assistant governor of the Bank of Thailand.

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-- The Nation 2015-12-11

Yes the Thai notes are pleasing to the eye

I like them too. Nice colors and a nice grip. Can't have enough of them.

Edited December 11, 201510 yr by alocacoc

As nice as it looks it's still only worth $27.76 USD.

I like all banknotes and would like to have more

Unfortunately not enough in the wallet and what is there seem to go walkabout very easily.

Edited December 11, 201510 yr by Artisi

Pity there is only a facsimile of one side, I could have printed a few off for my next trip...

Edited December 11, 201510 yr by Basil B

Comforting to see that the Hologram Foil Stripe did not show in the copy.

I like Baht. I used to think it was quite fiddly but then I experienced the rial, kip and dong!

I big improvement over the older notes. I like all the new notes but especially the 500 and 1000 baht notes. Kind of wish I had several million of them!

A best bank note award. Some folk need to get a life or a girlfriend or something.

Says the man sat on Thaivisa on a beautiful Saturdayvmorning. Ahem.

A best bank note award. Some folk need to get a life or a girlfriend or something.

Says the man sat on Thaivisa on a beautiful Saturdayvmorning. Ahem.

Well, they could not hold a Miss International Queen competition every week...

Idiablo, you obviously get ripped off beautifully if you only get 27.76 Baht for every US$1...

It's pretty nice. Who designed it, the Swiss?

Idiablo, you obviously get ripped off beautifully if you only get 27.76 Baht for every US$1...

Yeah, made me go look at the current exchange rates in case I missed a major strengthening of the Baht.

I definitely am going to buy some.

Idiablo, you obviously get ripped off beautifully if you only get 27.76 Baht for every US$1...

Yeah, made me go look at the current exchange rates in case I missed a major strengthening of the Baht.

1000 baht = $27.76 (at an exchange rate of 36:1 THB/USD).

The best recognizable note is still The Almighty 100 Dollar Note...

Edited December 12, 201510 yr by Whyamiandwhatamidoinghere

Yes the Thai notes are pleasing to the eye

Agree, and none more pleasing than the 1000

Edited December 12, 201510 yr by lamyai3