Thai currency features new King


A bank teller shows a new 100 Thai baht banknote (worth appx. 3.20 USD) bearing an image of the new Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn in Bangkok on April 6, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA

BANGKOK: Thailand began circulating bank notes (pic) and coins featuring the image of new King Maha Vajiralongkorn, officials said.

Thousands queued through the morning yesterday in front of the Treasury Department to exchange their old coins with new ones, with notes to be distributed by the banks.

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