Thong chaht, i.e.
the present Thai national
red-white-blue-white-red striped flag,
was introduced
in
1917 and
its colours symbolize
the nation
(red),
the monarchy
(blue)
and
religion
(white).
The two smaller flagpoles besides the national tricolour in this picture carry
the Buddhist flag (fig.), i.e. an orange field with a
dhammachakka,
and the
Thong Nai Luang,
the personal flag of the King (fig.),
which consists of an orange field with
the King's initials underneath
the
Phra Maha Phichai Mongkut,
i.e.
the
Royal Crown.
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