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National Day (2021)
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Issue
Name: |
National Day |
Thai Issue
Name: |
วันชาติ |
Issue Date: |
2021/2564-12-05 |
Cause: |
To commemorate the National
Day, which is celebrated annually on
5 December |
Catalogue Number: |
2021/49 |
Denomination: |
5 Baht |
Unused Value: |
5 Baht |
Used Value: |
1 Baht |
Thailex Collection: |
n/a |
Size: |
30 x 48 mm |
Quantity
of Stamps: |
500,000 pieces |
Printer: |
Thai British Security Printing Public Company
Limited, Thailand |
Subject: |
Depiction
of a Thai National
Flag, which is known in Thai as
thong trai rong,
and a
White Elephant,
which was part of the
thong chang,
i.e. the ‘elephant flag’,
the
Siamese national flag that
was used between
1855 and
1893-1917,
and consists of a
White Elephant
on a red field (fig.).
The
elephant is also
the national animal of
Thailand.
The stamp is issued as a
se-tenant
in
pair with two similar stamps commemorating the
National Day in 2022
and
National Day in 2023. |
Related Link: |
thong trai rong,
White Elephant,
thong chang,
elephant,
Thailand,
National Day (2022),
National Day (2023) |
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