The Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand (Thai

Thai language

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 เครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันมีเกียรติยศยิ่งมงกุฎไทย) is a Thai order, established in 1869 by King Rama V 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...

) for Thais, Royal Family, Government Employees, and Foreign Dignitaries for their outstanding services to the Kingdom of Thailand. The order originally had 7 classes. The special class was added by King Rama VI in 1918.

Classes

• Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand

Thai: มหาวชิรมงกุฎ ( má-hăa wá-chi-ra mong-gòod)

Postnominals: ม.ว.ม.

• Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand

Thai: ประถมาภรณ์มงกุฎไทย (bprà-tà-măa-pon mong-gòod tai)

Postnominals: ป.ม.

• Knight Commander (Second Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand

Thai: ทวีติยาภรณ์มงกุฎไทย (tá-wee dtì yaa pon mong-gòod tai)

Postnominals: ท.ม.

• Commander (Third Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand

Thai: ตริตาภรณ์มงกุฎไทย (dtrì dtraa pon mong-gòod tai)

Postnominals: ต.ม.

• Companion (Fourth Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand

Thai: จัตุรถาภรณ์มงกุฎไทย (jat-dtoo-rat-tăa-pon mong-gòod tai)

Postnominals: จ.ม.

• Member (Fifth Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand

Thai: เบญจมาภรณ์มงกุฎไทย (ben-jà maa pon mong-gòod tai)

Postnominals: บ.ม.

• The Gold Medal (Sixth Class) of the Crown of Thailand

Thai: เหรียญทองมงกุฎไทย (rĭan tong mong-gòod tai)

Postnominals: ร.ท.ม.

• The Silver Medal (Seventh Class) of the Crown of Thailand

Thai: เหรียญเงินมงกุฎไทย (rĭan ngern mong-gòod tai)

Postnominals: ร.ง.ม.

External links

• The Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand, Secretariat to the Cabinet of Thailand