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King Prajadhipok Day (2003)

 

Rama VII and the Thai Constitution

 

 Issue Name:

King Prajadhipok Day

 Thai Issue Name:

วันพระบาทสมเด็จพระปกเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว

 Issue Date:

2003/2546-05-30

 Cause:

To mark King Prajadhipok Day, which is held annually to commemorate King Rama VII's death on 30 May 1941.

 Catalogue Number:

2003/23

 Denomination:

3 Baht

 Unused Value:

5 Baht

 Used Value:

3 Baht

 Thailex Collection:

n/a

 Size:

27 x 45 mm

 Quantity of Stamps:

1,000,000 pieces

 Printer:

Thai British Security Printing Public Company Limited, Thailand

 Subject:

Portrait of King Prajadhipok besides a gilded phaan with the Thai Constitution, which was conferred on 24 June 1932 by King Rama VII, as well as a latter with a text in the Kings own handwriting, which expressed the real intention to give the constitutional powers to the public.

 Related Link:

Prajadhipok, Rama VII, Ratthathammanoon, phaan