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115th Anniversary of King Chulalongkorn's Visit To Austria (2012)

 

King Chulalongkorn of Siam    Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria

 

 Issue Name:

115th Anniversary of H.M. King Chulalongkorn's Visit To Austria

 Thai Issue Name:

115 ปี พระบาทสมเด็จพระจุลจอมเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัวทรงเยือนออสเตรีย

 Issue Date:

2012/2555-11-10

 Cause:

To mark the 115th anniversary of King Chulalongkorn's state visit to Austria, which he made in 1897 during his first European trip. During the visit Rama V presented the Austrian Emperor a silver trident with a decorated gilded handle, i.e. the emblem of the Chakri Dynasty, which is depicted on the souvenir sheet of these stamps

 Catalogue Number:

2012/94-95

 Denomination:

5 Baht, 15 Baht

 Unused Value:

8 Baht, 20 Baht

 Complete Set:

28 Baht (unused), 6 Baht (used)

 Thailex Collection:

Unused set

 Size:

40.5 x 30 mm

 Quantity of Stamps:

500,000 pieces per design

 Printer:

Thai-British Security Printing Public Company Limited, Thailand

 Subject:

1. portrait of King Chulalongkorn of Siam; 2. portrait of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria

 Related Link:

Chulalongkorn, Rama V, trident, Chakri