The Royal Staff or Than Phra Kon (Thai

Thai alphabet

Thai script , is used to write the Thai language and other, minority, languages in Thailand. It has forty-four consonants , fifteen vowel symbols that combine into at least twenty-eight vowel forms, and four tone marks ....

: ธารพระกร) is one of the five Royal Regalia of the King of Thailand. The staff is made of cassia wood and enclosed at both ends in gold

Gold

Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...

. It has a length of 118 cm. One end has a knob and there are three tines at the foot. The Royal Staff is used as a symbol of regal authority like other cultures around the world, and is associated in 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...

with the guiding of the King's footsteps down the path of justice and equity.