Free Thai
Overprinted banknotes - or generally called "Free Thai ", were banknotes which English military ordered.
They became ordered without informing the Thai government, from Thomas de la Rue reprinted to use them during the war.
They consisted of three denominations: 1 Baht, 5 Baht und 10 Baht, found frequently used in the southern part of Thailand.
Later the Bank of Thailand announced the cancellation of the following groups and serial numbers.
( Table below)
1 Baht "Free Thai"
 |
 |
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|---|---|---|
Normal Banknote |
Free Thai Banknote |
5 Baht "Free Thai"
Little bit more exactly to be able to recognize the difference what is very difficult anyway,
if I have represented the important part once strongly increased.
Normal Banknote
Free Thai Banknote
10 Baht "Free Thai"
 |
 |
|
|---|---|---|
Normal Banknote |
Free Thai Banknote |
VALUE |
GROUP |
SERIAL NUMBERS |
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1st |
A5, A66, A92 |
00001 |
41667 |
|
A16, A24, A75 |
10001 |
51667 |
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A32, A49, A80 |
20001 |
61667 |
||
A64, A10, A94 |
30001 |
71667 |
||
A27, A36, A78 |
40001 |
81667 |
||
A2, A57, A81 |
50001 |
91667 |
||
B7, B59, B88 |
05001 |
46667 |
||
B34, B67, B98 |
15001 |
56667 |
||
B43, 51, B95 |
25001 |
66667 |
||
B19, B28, B72 |
35001 |
76667 |
||
B3, B77, B89 |
45001 |
86667 |
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B27, B48, B93 |
55001 |
96667 |
||
5th |
K1, K4, K7, K11, K13, K22 |
00001 |
46429 |
|
K3, K7, K14, K19, K24 |
46430 |
92858 |
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K2, K4, K9, K11, K25 |
53572 |
100000 |
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K5, K16, K18, K21 |
10001 |
56429 |
||
K6, K17, K23 |
20001 |
66429 |
||
K10, K15, K20 |
30001 |
76429 |
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K8, K12 |
40001 |
86429 |
||
10th |
N1, N10, N14 |
20001 |
27000 |
|
70001 |
77000 |
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N4, N7, N9 |
30001 |
37000 |
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90001 |
97000 |
|||
N3, N6, N12 |
00001 |
07000 |
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60001 |
67000 |
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Summary amount of " Free Thai " banknotes actually issued and put in circulation by the British Government
are as follow :
Type: |
Piece: |
|
|---|---|---|
1 Baht |
25,350 |
|
5 Baht |
46,127 |
|
10 Baht |
15,672 |
