Twenty-baht banknote
| Country | Thailand |
|---|---|
| Value | 20 Baht |
| Width | 138 mm |
| Height | 72 mm |
| Security features | EURion constellation |
| Years of printing | 2018 on (17th series) |
| Obverse | |
| Design | portrait of Vajiralongkorn |
| Reverse | |
| Design | Kings Phra Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke and King Phra Buddha Loetla Nabhalai |
The 20 baht note (20฿) is currently the lowest-in-value baht banknote and has been used since 1892. The 17th series notes are currently in circulation having been introduced in 2018. The 15th, 16th and 16th (special) series are commonly used too. The front side shows a portrait of Vajiralongkorn, the current head of the state or the king. The reverse depicts Kings Phra Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke and King Phra Buddha Loetla Nabhalai.
17th series
The design concept of 17th series is based on the idea of commamorating the kings of the current house of Chakri. The 20 baht note's reverse depicts the king rama I and II of Siam, the first two kings of the dynasty. The pictures next by each kings are the notable works done for Siam. For 20 baht note;
- King Phra Buddha Yodfah Chulaloke the great - the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew temple of Bangkok; Rama I was the first king of Chakri dynasty, establishing Rattakosin and built the grand palace - the residence of the rulers and the Wat Phra Kaew - the religious centre of the newly-founded kingdom.
- King Phra Buddha Loetlah Naphalai - the mural showing a scene from Enau which was translated and re-written as Thai poems (glhon) from Javanese Panji by himself. During his reign, Siam was in "the golden age od literature". The king loved writing poems, as being called "the poet king", and many poets started to shine since his reign; Sunthon Phu, for example.[1]