400 Years of the
Great Duel on
Elephant
(1992)
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Issue
Name: |
400 Years of the Great Duel on
Elephant |
Thai
Issue
Name: |
400 ปี
การทำยุทธหัตถี |
Issue Date: |
1992/2535-01-18 |
Cause: |
To
commemorate 400 years since
the victorious
Great Duel on the back of
war elephants, known in Thai
as
yutthahadtie
and
chang seuk,
fought
between King
Naresuan
The Great and
Minchit Sra
the Heir-Apparent of
Burma |
Catalogue Number: |
1992/9 |
Denomination: |
2 Baht |
Unused Value: |
16 Baht |
Used Value: |
6 Baht |
Thailex Collection: |
Unused stamp |
Size: |
27 x 45 mm |
Quantity
of Stamps: |
4 million pieces |
Printer: |
Leigh-Mardon Pty. Limited, Australia |
Subject: |
Mural in the
wihaan
of
Wat Suwandararam
in Ayutthaya, depicting
the Great Duel of
1593
fought on the back of
war elephants,
between King
Naresuan
The Great and
Minchit Sra
the
Burmese Crown Prince. It
was
painted
in the reign of King
Rama VII
by the court official
Maha
Sawektri
Phraya
Anusaht Chitrakon (มหาเสวกตรี พระยาอนุศาสน์จิตรกร),
who was also known as
Chan
Chitrakon (จันทร์ จิตรกร),
the
grandfather of
Samak Sundaravej (สมัคร
สุนทรเวช), who briefly served as Thai Prime Minister from
28
January to 9 September 2008. |
Related Link: |
Naresuan,
war elephant,
elephant,
yutthahadtie,
chang seuk,
wihaan,
Wat Suwandararam,
Burma,
List of Thai Prime Ministers,
List of Thai Kings |
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