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120th Anniversary of the Paknam Incident (2013)

 

King Rama V as Commander-in-Chief, wearing the uniform of Admiral

 

 Issue Name:

120th Anniversary of the Paknam Incident

 Thai Issue Name:

๐ ปี วิกฤตการณ์ปากน้ำ

 Issue Date:

2013/2556-07-13 (postponed)

 Cause:

To commemorate the 120th Anniversary of the Paknam Incident in 1893, that eventually ended the Franco-Siamese War

 Catalogue Number:

2013/35

 Denomination:

5 Baht

 Unused Value:

7 Baht

 Used Value:

2 Baht

 Thailex Collection:

Unused stamp

 Size:

65 x 35 mm

 Quantity of Stamps:

700,000 pieces

 Printer:

Thai British Security Printing Public Company Limited, Thailand

 Subject:

Portrait of King Rama V as Commander-in-Chief, wearing the uniform of Admiral. In the right top corner is a logo that consists of the thong chang, the Siamese flag used between 1855 and 1917, and consisting of a White Elephant on a red field, as well as a canon and a bluish-grey ribbon

 Related Links:

Paknam Incident, Franco-Siamese War, Rama V, thong chang, Army