Provinces : Bangkok - Maha Sarakham

Provinces 2: Mukhadan - Ranong

Provinces 3: Ratchaburi - Yasothon

Provinces Ratchaburi - Yasothon

Ratchaburi

Rayong

The first symbol of the province was the motif of snake laying around the mountain that King Rama VI, in 1924 A.D., had given to the Wild Tiger Corps in Ratchaburi, camping at Ngu Mountain. The present provincial seal shows sword and shoes of king Rama I (1782-1809) because he lived in Ratchaburi. It was designed by the Fine Arts Department.

The seal shows the Island Ko Samet and a coconut palm

Roi Et

Sa Kaeo

The shrine of the city pillar (Lak Mueang), which is located in the artificial lake Bueng Phlan Chai. The spirit of the shrine, Mahesak, is highly revered by the local people.

The sun rising over the archeological ruins Prasart Kao Noi Si Chom Poo, an important Khmer temple. The rising sun symbolizes the location of the province in the east. In the front is Buddha's statue in a pond with lotus flowers.

Sakon Nakhon

Samut Prakan

Phrathat Choeng Chum, a Lao-style stupa built during the Ayutthaya period over a Khmer-style prang.

The seal of Samut Prakan shows Phra Samut Chedi Pagoda situated on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand.

Samut Sakhon

Samut Songkhram

The seal of Samut Sakhin shows a chinese junk on the river. In the background there are works symbolizing the high technical level of the region.

The seal of Samut Songkhram shows a Klong (drum) floating on Mae Klong river, between coconut trees. In chief is Krut (Garuda), the emblem of the Chakri Dynasty. Copra is the main cash-crop of the region.

Saraburi

Satun

Wat Phra Buddha Baat temple. In the 17th century a hunter found a puddle of water which looked like a (oversized) footprint. It was declared a footprint of Buddha, and the temple was built around it. Phra Phutthabat means footprint of Buddha.

Pra Samut Thewaa, a deity who guards the sea, sitting on a stone in the sea with the sunset behind. The stone is his divine vehicle. The sunset symbolizes the Andaman Sea, which lies to the west of the province.

Singburi

Sisaket

The former provincial seal showed the fort of Khai Bangrachan, a historical monument. When the Burmese attacked Ayutthaya in 1765, eleven villagers from Bangrachan fought the army when it stopped north of Ayutthaya. They managed to delay them for five months before they were finally defeated, soon thereafter Ayutthaya fell as well.

Prasat Hin Ban Samo, a Khmer temple about 1000 years old, located in the Prang Ku district.

Songkhla

Sukhothai

A white conch (shankha) on a phan (tray)

King Ram Khamhaeng the Great sitting on the Manangkhasila Asana throne. Under King Ram Khamhaeng the kingdom of Sukhothai flourished the most.

Suphanburi

Surat Thani

The elephant battle between King Naresuan the Great and the crown prince of Burma named Minchit Sra in 1592, which took place in Suphan Buri

The seal of  Surat Thani shows Phra Boromathat Chaiya Chedi built in the 9th century, between two local Bua Phut flowers.

Surin

Tak

Indra riding, Airavata which is based on the design found on a famous Khmer temple in the province. Both Khmer temples as well as elephants are commonly found in Surin.

King Naresuan on the royal elephant. Sometimes below the elephant a garuda is depicted, as the garuda is the state symbol of Thailand. King Naresuan is shown pouring consecrated water on the ground, a symbolic act to declare independence. This refers to the war of 1584 with Burma, when Tak was the first border town to be liberated from Burmese control.

Trang

Trat

On the seal of Trang are a bridge and a lighthouse symbolizing trade overseas.

The sea and Khao Banthat mountain range in the background

Ubon Ratchathani

Udon Thani

A lotus flower in a pond in reference to the meaning of the name of the province, ‘Royal City of the Lotus Flower’.

A Yak (Yaksha) in honor of Kuvera (aka. Vaiśravana), the guardian of the north in buddhist mythology.

Uthai Thani

Uttaradit

The pavilion at Wat Khao Sakaekrang. It houses the statue of Thongdee, the father of King Rama I. The mountain in the background symbolizes the location of the pavilion on top of Khao Sakae Krang hill.

The mondop at Wat Phra Thaen Sila At temple, in Baan Phra Thaen in the Laplae district. The main item of worship in the temple is a laterite block, which is believed to have been used by Buddha to seek enlightenment. The mondhop is built upon this block.

Yala

Yasothon

A miner with simple mining tools including hoe, crowbar, and baskets. Yala was originally a mining town with tin and tungsten ores.

Two mythical lions, called singh, facing the chedi Phra That A-non (named for Ananda, a devout attendant of Gautama Buddha), in the temple Wat Maha That in the city of Yasothon