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A 17.2 centimeter wide postage stamp depicting
six different portraits of King
Bhumipon Adunyadet
overseeing his royal
initiative development centers and projects, with at the center of the stamp
the emblem of the 70th Anniversary Celebrations of His Majesty's Accession
to the Throne, which consists of the King's Royal Cipher, along with the
Thai regalia (fig.),
of which
the Sword of State (fig.)
and
the Royal Sceptre
(fig.)
are crossed behind the
Royal Cipher,
while the Golden Sandals
(fig.)
are placed at the bottom, underneath
a pink banner with in the center the Thai text Chalong Sirirat Sombat Krob
70 Pih (ฉลองสิริราชสมบัติครบ ๗๐ ปี), i.e. ‘70th
Anniversary Celebration [of the] Accession [to the] Throne’, and at either
end of the banner the years BE 2489 (พ.ศ. ๒๔๘๙) and BE 2559 (พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๙),
i.e. ‘AD 1946’ and ‘AD 2016’, which is itself underneath the Thai number
‘70’ (๗๐). Embedded in this emblem is reportedly a code that, when scanned using
the correct application, generates a
nine-minute video explaining the six
Royal-initiated research and development centers. The video showcases the
history, as well the work that these centers have carried out, which led to
this stamp being described as a
‘living stamp’ with which one is able to interact. Said to be the ‘World’s
Longest Stamp’ its
symbolizes the King's lengthy reign, who at his death on
13 October 2016,
served for 70 years and 126
days. The 9
Baht
in the denomination of the stamp and the nine-minute length of the
above described video,
refer to this monarch's crown title, i.e.
Rama IX,
in addition of nine
being an auspicious number in
Thailand. |
