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International Day of Peace (2005)

 

Portrait of a white dove carrying an olive branch in its beak and a rainbow in the back

 

 Issue Name:

International Day of Peace

 Thai Issue Name:

วันสันติภาพสากล

 Issue Date:

2005/2548-09-21

 Cause:

To mark the annual International Day of Peace, established by the United nations, which has as its ultimate goal to maintain world peace.

 Catalogue Number:

2005/42

 Denomination:

3 Baht

 Unused Value:

4 Baht

 Used Value:

2 Baht

 Thailex Collection:

Unused stamp

 Size:

31 x 31 mm

 Quantity of Stamps:

1,000,000 pieces

 Printer:

Thai British Security Printing Public Company Limited, Thailand

 Subject:

Portrait of a white dove carrying an olive branch in its beak, with in the back a rainbow. It derives from the biblical story described in Genesis 8:11, where Noah released a dove after the flood in order to find land, and is used as a symbol of peace by Christians. In the same story of in Genesis 9:13-16, God describes the rainbow as a sign to symbolize the covenant between himself and the earth, that never again the waters will become a flood to destroy all life on earth. In many other cultures the dove is also seen as a bird of peace due to its kind nature.

 Related Link:

Sirinthon, rung, Pigeons & Doves