THAILAND
MUANG
THAI
Part 3
Ancient Military Colours, 1885-‘87
Armed Forces
The Royal
Thai Army traces its origins as a standing force to Mongkut's creation of
the Royal Siamese Army as a standing force in the European tradition in 1852.
By 1887, Siam had permanent military commands, again in the European fashion,
and by the end of the century, Siam had also acquired a Royal
Navy under the reforms of Admiral Prince Abhakara Kiartiwongse. |
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The Kings
Command |
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The emblem of the
Kings Command consists of the royal sevenfolded umbrella and the sword and
scptre in saltire, charged with the royal emblem of crown, chakram and
trident. In base is the
motto Pra’ba rom ra’cha’oong kaan (The Kings Command) in siamese script. By king
Chulalongkorn the collar of the Order of the Nine Gems (Nop’aratanarach’a
- warap’aun) founded 29 December 1869, was added. Emblem of the Royal
SiameseCommand, probably from the time of King Mongkut (1851-’68) The motto is in King Rama
III’s script (1826) |
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Emblem of the RSC from the
time of King Chulalongkorn The motto is in modern
Thai script. |
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Present emblem of the RTC From the
Government
Gazette of Thailand. (2553/2010.12.29) |
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Ministry of Defense |
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Ministry of Defense 1932 The flag of the Ministry of Defense shows this emblem on a white cloth. |
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Emblem |
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Royal Thai Armed Forces
Headquarters 1979 |
Chief
Royal Thai Defense Forces 1979 |
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Army Standard |
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Ancient Flag |
Present Flag since 1979 |
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Navy |
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Ancient Flag and standard
since 1979 |
Present Flag since 1979 |
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Sleeve patch with arms |
Seal |
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The Royal Thai
Marine Corps was founded in 1932 when the first battalion was formed with the
assistance of the USMC.The emblem and seal are derived from the U.S. Marines
emblem and seal. |
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Air Force Emblem Ancient Royal Thai Air Force 1979 In February
1911 the Belgian pilot Charles Van Den Born displayed the first aircraft in
Siam at the Sa Pathum Horse Racing Course. The Siamese authorities then
dispatched on 28 February 1912 three officers to learn to fly in France, a leading
aviation country. The three
officers returned to Siam on 2 November 1913 with eight aircraft (four
Breguets and four Nieuports). They are today regarded as the forefathers of
the present Royal Thai Air Force. Standard of the RTAF |
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Ancient Flag |
Present Flag since 1979 |
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Roundel |
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The King's Guard was founded in 1859 by crown prince Chulalongkorn
the Great. It consisted, at first, of
little more than servants with ceremonial guard duties. When Chulalongkorn
became king he picked the cream of the crop to form a 24-man bodyguard unit
for himself, known as the Taharn Songlow. The achievement of the Thai Royal Guards is identical to
the achievement of the kingdom from the time of king Rama III. |
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Arms / Sleeve Patch |
Royal Guard helmet and helmet badge |
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Standard of the Thai Royal
Guards |
Thai Royal Guards Car
patch |
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Emblem |
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Arms / Cap Badge |
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Royal Thai Police Patch,
Ancient |
Present Royal Thai Police
Patch |
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Royal Thai Police Central
Investigation Bureau, Emblem and Arms |
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Thai heraldry is very well
documented on Internet: * Pictures of higher
resolution on Wikipedia * See also http://www.nationreligionking.com/ * See also http://www.ask.com/wiki/List_of_Thai_flags |
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© Hubert de Vries 2012-03-27