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The coat of arms
of
Nakhon Sri Thammarat shows the chedi of
Wat Mahathat Wora Maha Wihaan
(fig.) with a halo and surrounded by the twelve
animals of the Chinese
zodiac (fig.). The aureole
refers to the fact that the spire of this chedi
is made from pure gold. The zodiac refers to the twelve protectorates each of
which has a sign from the Chinese zodiac as its logo. These are clockwise:
Saiburi (the rat), Pattani (the ox), Klantan (the tiger), Pahang (the rabbit),
Traiburi, read Saiburi, (the
dragon), Phattalung (the snake), Trang (the horse),
Chumphon (the goat), Banthai Semoh (the monkey), Songkhla (the cock), Takuapah (the
dog), and Kraburi (the pig).
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