Centenary of The
Equestrian Statue of King
Chulalongkorn
(2008)
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Issue
Name: |
Centenary of
The Equestrian Statue of King Chulalongkorn |
Thai Issue
Name: |
100 ปี พระบรมรูปทรงม้า |
Issue Date: |
2008/2551-10-23 |
Cause: |
To commemorate the 100th
anniversary of the equestrian statue of King Chulalongkorn,
i.e. Rama V, as well as to mark the 98th anniversary of his
demise, on 23 October 1910. |
Catalogue Number: |
2008/94 |
Denomination: |
5 Baht |
Unused Value: |
5 Baht |
Used Value: |
n/a |
Thailex Collection: |
Unused stamp |
Size: |
51 x 36 mm |
Quantity
of Stamps: |
2,000,000 pieces |
Printer: |
Thai
British Security Printing Public Company Limited, Thailand |
Subject: |
Stamp on stamp design of the
second stamp in the 5th series of
Rama V
(fig.),
known in Thai as
phra
boromma
roop
songmah
and in English as
(Equestrian)
Statue of King
Chulalongkorn
or Jubilee High Values,
with a denomination of
2
ticals,
issued on 11 November 1908, and with an illustration of the
equestrian statue of King
Chulalongkorn
at the
Royal Plaza
in
Bangkok's
Dusit
area (fig.),
which was erected in the same year. In the top left corner
is his
royal cipher, i.e.
the Thai initials of this king, i.e. Cho. Po. Ro.
(จ.ป.ร.), which stand for
Chulachomklao
Piya Maha Raj
(ปิยมหาราช), underneath the
Great Crown of Victory, known
in Thai as
Phra Maha Phichai Mongkut
(fig.).
The background colour of the stamp is pink, which refers to
the colour for
Tuesday, i.e.
the birthday of King Rama V, as defined in the Thai
sih prajam wan
system. |
Related Link: |
Rama V,
Chulalongkorn,
songmah,
Bangkok,
Phra Maha Phichai Mongkut,
equestrian iconography,
Chulachomklao,
Piya Maha Raj,
Lahn Phra Rachawang Dusit,
Dusit,
sih prajam wan,
tical,
Equestrian Statue of King Chulalongkorn Commemorative Stamps,
Bangkok 1993 World Philatelic
Exhibition,
General Post Office stucco of stamp
Rama V |
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