Order of Rama
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The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati was adopted by King Chulalongkorn in AD 1888 as the Siamese version of the Gregorian calendar. It is the legal calendar in Thailand, though Thai lunar calendar dates continue in use. Years are now counted in the Buddhist Era that is 543 years greater than...
2461) by King Rama VI
Vajiravudh
Phra Bat Somdet Phra Poramentharamaha Vajiravudh Phra Mongkut Klao Chao Yu Hua , or Phra Bat Somdet Phra Ramathibodi Si Sintharamaha Vajiravudh Phra Mongkut Klao Chao Yu Hua , or Rama VI was the sixth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri, ruling from 1910 until his death...
of The Kingdom of Siam
Thailand
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(now Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
), to be bestowed onto those who have rendered special military services either in peace or in wartime.
Classes
The Order consists of 6 classes-
"Senangapati" (เสนางคะบดี - sày-naang ká-bà-dee) of the Honourable Order of Rama
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- Knight Grand Commander (1st Class)
- Postnominal letters ส.ร.
- Insignia consists of a pendant, on a black sash with red trims, worn over the right shoulder to the left hip. Also a star, worn on the left chest.
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"Maha Yodhin" (มหาโยธิน - má-hăa yoh-tin) of the Honourable Order of Rama
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- Knight Commander (2nd Class)
- Postnominal letters ม.ร.
- Insignia consists of a pendant, worn on a silk band on the collar. Also a star, worn on the right chest.
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"Yodhin" (โยธิน - yoh-tin) of the Honourable Order of Rama
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- Commander (3rd Class)
- Postnominal letters ย.ร.
- Insignia consists of a pendant, worn on a silk band on the collar.
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"Asvin" (อัศวิน - àt-win) of the Honourable Order of Rama
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- Companion (4th Class)
- Postnominal letters อ.ร.
- Insignia consists of a pendant, worn on a silk band on the left chest.
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Member of "The Rama Medal for Gallantry in Action" (เหรียญรามมาลา เข็มกล้ากลางสมร - rĭan raam-maa-laa kĕm glâa glaang sà-mŏn) of the Honourable Order of Rama
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- (5th Class)
- Postnominal letters ร.ม.ก.
- Insignia consists of a silver medal with bar.
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Member of "The Rama Medal" (เหรียญรามมาลา - rĭan raam-maa-laa) of the Honourable Order of Rama
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- (6th Class)
- Postnominal letters ร.ม.
- Insignia consists of a silver medal.
External links
- The Honourable Order of Rama, Secretariat to the Cabinet of Thailand