50th Anniversary of the Royal Institute

50 ปี แห่งวันสถาปนาราชบัณฑิตยสถาน

1984/2527-03-31

To commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Royal Institute, which was initially established on 19 April 1926 AD (2469 BE) as the Royal Society of Siam, but that was dissolved and split into the Fine Arts Department and the Royal Institute, in Thai called Racha Bandit Tayasathaan (ราชบัณฑิตยสถาน), on 31 March 1933 AD (2476 BE). In 2015 AD, the name changed to the Royal Society, in Thai referred to as Racha Bandit Thayasapha (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา). Though 31 March 1933 AD is the official date on which the Royal Society of Siam was disbanded, the foundation of the Royal Institute of Thailand was not officially enacted until 24 April 1934. For this reason, this postage stamp was issued on 31 March, yet in the year 1984 AD (2527 BE).

1984/6

1.25 Baht

18 Baht

5 Baht

Unused stamp

45 x 27 mm

4 million pieces

Harrison & Sons (Hayes & High Wycombe) Ltd., England

Illustration of the emblem of the Royal Institute, today known as the Royal Society (fig.), which consists of the Royal Crown (fig.) over a sword, which represents wisdom, behind an open book surrounded with radsami-like beams of light and bearing the word bandit, indicating erudition, as well as a ribbon bearing the name of the society. The emblem is placed in the door arch of the Royal Institute, which was designed by Prince Narisara Nuwattiwong (fig.).

Royal Society, Fine Arts Department, racha, bandit, radsami, BE, Phra Maha Phichai Mongkut, 60th Anniversary of the Royal Institute, Narisara Nuwattiwong