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Four sets of se-tenant stamps depicting
various Royal Decorations: A. Knight and Dame of the Most Auspicious Order
of the Rajamitrabhorn (ราชมิตราภรณ์), the highest royal order of Thailand,
which was established on 11 June 1962 by King
Rama IX
to be bestowed upon foreign heads of state. The insignia include,
1979/26: 1. a golden necklace or collar
with a golden,
chadah-style
crown (fig.)
with a radiating tip over a
yan-sign
(fig.), over a radiating
sun-and-star-shaped pendant, with golden rays and star-like beams adorned
with diamonds, and with at the centre, the emblem of the
Chakri
Dynasty, i.e. a
trident
with a
chakra
(fig.),
in
gold and finished with diamonds, all against a blue background, 2.
a radiating sun-and-star-shaped
broche to be worn on the left breast, with golden rays and star-like beams
adorned with diamonds, and with at the centre, in gold, the figure of
Narai
(fig.)
riding
his mount, the
Garuda
(fig.), a scene that
is sometimes also depicted in miniature on the
trident of the
Chakri
Dynasty (fig.); 1979/27: a yellow sash with white and blue
trims, to be worn over the right shoulder, and with a small pendant, similar
to the one described above, i.e. radiating sun-and-star-shaped, with golden
rays and star-like beams adorned with diamonds, and with at the centre, the
emblem of the
Chakri
Dynasty, attached to it; B.
Knight and Dame of the Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of
Chakri,
which was
established by King
Rama V
to commemorate the
Bangkok
Centennial in
1882 AD, and to be awarded to members of the House of Chakri and foreign
Heads of State.
The insignia consist of, 1979/28: 1.
a golden necklace assemble small
emblems of the
Chakri
Dynasty, i.e.
tridents
with a
chakra
(fig.),
that are entwined forming the chain, and a pendant that consists of a
golden,
chadah-style
crown (fig.)
over
King
Rama I's
monogram and
with a radiating tip in silver, above a large
white
chakra-shaped
pendant, that is
surrounded by eight small
tridents and
at its centre has a
kranok-like
motif made with diamonds
on
a
golden bordered green and red circular field displaying the
pathum unnahlohm (fig.),
i.e. the
personal emblem of King
Rama I,
the former General Chakri and founder of the Chakri Dynasty, while at the bottom is a banner,
with the red circular field having a
Pali-Sanskrit
inscription
which translates as: the
Reverence of Buddhism, our State, our Family, and our King is the way to
develop our Country,
while on the
banner are the
letters (ร.จ.บ.ต.ว.ห.จ.),
which stand for rao ja bamrung trakoon wong hai charoen
(เราจะบำรุงตระกูลวงศ์ให้เจริญ) and means:
We
will
maintain and let prosper our Family Dynasty;
2. a similar broche known as Star of the Order;
1979/29: a yellow sash, to be worn over the left shoulder, and with a small
pendant, similar to the one described above and known as Chula Chakri, referring to
Chulachomklao.
However, unlike the pendant of the collar, which is topped with a royal
crown, the top of the
Chula Chakri pendant shows a set of Asdhawuth (อัษฎาวุธ),
i.e. the Eight
Weapons,
crossed with a set of the Pichai Songkraam (พิชัยสงคราม),
i.e. Auspicious
Military Weaponry;
C. Knight and Dame of the Ancient and Auspicious Order of the Nine Gems (Nopparat),
established in 1851 by King
Rama IV
and to be
bestowed upon members of the Thai royal family and distinguished high
ranking officials, who have given service to the Kingdom or for services to
his majesty personally. It is
the highest royal
decoration bestowed upon
a commoner.
The insignia comprises, 1979/30: 1. a ring of gold bearing the nine gems and
formerly awarded to Thai generals who won an important military victory and
also part of the royal insignia given the Thai monarch at his coronation; 2.
a star-shaped broche, known as Star of the Nine Gems, and to be worn on the
left breast; 1979/31: a yellow sash with a narrow red and blue trim, and
wide green trim, for men to be worn over the right shoulder and with a small
pendant, known as the Pendant of the Nine Gems, which is topped by a
chadah-style
crown. For women, this
pendant attached to a silk ribbon, worn on the front left shoulder; D. Knight and Dame Grand Cross
of the Most Illustrious Order of
Chulachomklao, established on 16 November 1873 AD by King
Rama V
to commemorate the 90th Jubilee of the
Chakri
Dynasty. The insignia include,
1979/32: 1. a golden collar assembled of sixteen times the Royal Cypher of
King Rama V in pink enamel, corresponding to
Tuesday as the birthday colour of this king
according to the
sih prajam wan-system,
and seventeen gold rosettes fastened to each other by chain links. The
centre of the collar has the emblem of King Rama V, depicting
Erawan
and a gold
chadah-style
crown with a starburst at the
top, and flanked by two
gajasingha
(fig.)
carrying multi-layered royal parasols called
chattra
(fig.).
The whole piece is topped with white bows; 2. a star-shaped broche, which
varies depending on the different classes and is to be worn on the chest.
The one shown here has silver and gold rays, and a circular centre with
gold, pink and blue; 1979/33: a pink sash that is to be worn over the left
shoulder and that has a small star-shaped pendant, with pink rays and the
royal portrait of King Rama V at the centre. It is topped by a
chattra
with
a starburst at the top. |
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