Special banknotes by the Bank of Thailand in commemoration of His Majesty the King's 70th accession to the throne are available to the public for the first day on Thursday. The banknotes-distributed by various banks-were quickly sold out.

In Kohn Kaen province, state-run and commercial banks limited the banknote purchase to one banknote per one person. In Nan, a lot of people lined up to buy the banknotes at various banks. The banknotes-each worth 70 baht but sold at 100 baht-were sold out within one hour.

In Surin, a Government Savings Bank branch sold all of the banknotes within three minutes. Most of the other banks limits the purchase to one or two banknotes per one person.

People who bought the banknotes in Nakhon Ratchasima said they would keep the banknotes as souvenir and give them to relatives.

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