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H.R.H. The Princess Mother Cremation Ceremony (1996)

 

Crematorium and portrait of Princess Sri Nagarindra, the Princess Mother

 

 Issue Name:

H.R.H. The Princess Mother Cremation Ceremony

 Thai Issue Name:

พระราชพิธีถวายพระเพลิงพระบรมศพ สมเด็จพระศรีนครินทราบรมราชชนนี (สมเด็จย่า)

 Issue Date:

1996/2539-03-10

 Cause:

To commemorate the Cremation Ceremony for the Princess Mother, held at Sanam Luang (fig.) in Bangkok on 10 March 1996.

 Catalogue Number:

1996/11

 Denomination:

2 Baht

 Unused Value:

16 Baht

 Used Value:

6 Baht

 Thailex Collection:

Unused stamp

 Size:

27 x 45 mm

 Quantity of Stamps:

5,000,000 pieces

 Printer:

Thai British Security Printing Public Company Limited, Thailand

 Subject:

Portrait of Somdet Phra Sri Nagarindra Boromma Raja Channanie in the uniform of the Princess Mother's Voluntary Flying Doctors Foundation, which she established. The portrait is framed by a banner that bears the Princess' full name and royal title and which at the top ends in roses, referring to her passion for flowers (fig.). In gold, to the left, are her Royal Cypher (fig.) and a crematorium, known as Phra Meru.

 Related Link:

Sri Nagarindra, Somdet Phra Boromma Raja Channanie, Somdet, Phra, Borom, Raja, Channanie, Bangkok, Sanam Luang, Meru.