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  Flag Coronation Ceremony King Rama X

 

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The flag with the emblem of the Coronation Ceremony of King Maha Vajiralongkorn, i.e. Rama X, issued in 2019. It consists of a yellow field, for Monday, the colour of the King's birthday, according to the Thai sih prajam wan system.

 

The emblem itself consists of ten-layered chattra, i.e. the multi-layered royal umbrella, with in front of it a chadah-style crown, that represents the Great Crown of Victory, with underneath it the Thai number ten (ñð), representing the Crown Title of Rama X, as well as the King's initials M.V.K. (Á.Ç.¡.), referring to his name and his royal status as a member of the House of Chakri (fig.). Flanking the initials are a mythological lion known as a Singha (fig.), and a Gajasingha of the type Takkatoh (fig.), each holding another ten-layered chattra. Crossed behind the dark blue shield with the King's initial's are the Sword of State (fig.) and the Royal Sceptre (fig.), one with the Golden Fan, the other with the Yak's Tail (fig.), all objects that are part of the kakuthaphan (fig.), i.e. the Thai regalia. At the bottom is a green banner with the golden text Phra Ratcha Phithi Borommarachaphisek Phutthasakkarat òõöò (¾ÃÐÃÒª¾Ô¸ÕºÃÁÃÒªÒÀÔàÉ¡ ¾Ø·¸ÈÑ¡ÃÒª òõöò), which translates as The Royal Coronation Ceremony, Buddhist Era 2562 (2019 AD). Furthermore, the emblem is embellished with kranok, a characteristic Thai design resembling tongues of fire (fig.).

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