20 Pound Note

Post by **Big Boy** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 5:49 pm

I will be travelling to Thailand next week, and will be bringing some British Currency with me. My wife has heard a rumour that the Currency Exchanges will no longer accept the old version of the 20 Pound note. Can anybody please substantiate this, or is it (as I suspect) Thai scaremongering?

JW · Post by JW » Fri Jul 27, 2007 7:07 pm

Can hardly remember what the old one looks like, i remember when the big one finished about 5 years ago??! Has there been another change since then?

Post by **Big Boy** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 7:20 pm

Changed a few months ago. Completely different design now.

Post by **oasisdave** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 8:14 pm

I TOOK BOTH 20S OLD AND NEW AND HAD NO PROBLEMS EXCHANGING.
UNLESS THINGS HAVE CHANGED SINCE JUNE.

Post by **Big Boy** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 8:19 pm

Thanks Dave, that's just the answer I was looking for.

Post by **PJG** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 9:44 pm

I also changed old 20's 2 weeks ago. The bank/money changers will not accept old 20's if they are damaged/torn or very very/dirty notes. The same applies to 50's. By the way you will get a few satang better rate with 50's from the Chinese Money changers.

Post by **BaaBaa.** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 10:47 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:20_p ... t_2007.PNG

Post by **STEVE G** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 1:48 am

When I had a weekend in the UK back in April, I had these new 20s from the ATM and I ended up in the pub confused like a tourist because they got mixed up in my wallet, with Euros and Baht, and I couldnâ€™t work out where my pounds had gone.

Post by **buksida** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 4:09 am

I'll happily give you baht for your twenties ... at this rate of course:

Live rates at 2007.07.27 21:07:33 UTC
Notice: The THB rate shown below is the international rate. Rates used within Thailand may vary.
20.00 GBP=1,218.22 THB
United Kingdom Pounds Thailand Baht
1 GBP = 60.9111 THB 1 THB = 0.0164174 GBP
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Post by **Big Boy** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 4:32 am

buksida wrote:I'll happily give you baht for your twenties ... at this rate of course:

Live rates at 2007.07.27 21:07:33 UTC
Notice: The THB rate shown below is the international rate. Rates used within Thailand may vary.
20.00 GBP=1,218.22 THB
United Kingdom Pounds Thailand Baht
1 GBP = 60.9111 THB 1 THB = 0.0164174 GBP
New! XE.com Forex Speculation. Click here!!

http://www.xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi

Thanks for the offer, but I think I'll stick to the Bangkok Bank rate - wouldn't want to rob you