The national tricolour of
Thailand, called
thong trai rong,
is a
horizontal stripedbanner of the colours
red, white,
—a slightly broader—blue, white, and
red
(fig.).
These colours
symbolize the nation
(red),
the monarchy
(blue)
and
religion
(white).
It was introducedin
1917 by King
Rama VI
and replaced the
thong kha khaay, a
briefly used flag consisting of a red field with with two horizontal
white stripes (fig.).