If your biggest banknotes look a little more colorful today, that’s because new 1,000-baht bills hit the streets.
Featuring “state-of-the-art” anti-forgery tech, the banknotes are a little more colorful than the gray bills they replace. On the back you'll find now King Chulalongkorn, who is widely credited with modernizing Thailand.
The national bank said 100 million of them have gone out in the first batch.
The new bills boast features such as a translucent watermark depicting His Majesty the King on the notes, which can be seen from either side under light. Colored ink on the bills can appear gold or green when moved under the light.