White Elephant Order

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Depiction of the White Elephant Order, mother-of-pearl inlay , entrance door to Wat Ratchabopit
Knight Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant

The White Elephant Order , with full name The Very High Order of the White Elephant , ( Thai เครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์ อันเป็น ที่ เชิดชู ยิ่ง ช้างเผือก , pronunciation: [kʰrɯ̂aŋ.râːt.ìt.sà.rì.jaː.pʰɔːn an.pen.tʰîː t͡ɕʰɤːt.t͡ɕʰuː.jîng t͡ɕʰáːŋ.pʰɯ̀ak] , English The Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant ) is a high royal Thai order .

history

The White Elephant Order was founded in 1861 under King Mongkut and in 1869 under his successor Chulalongkorn it was reorganized to become the highest order in the country at the time.

insignia

Originally donated without a sash in four classes, the number of members was limited:

Today the medal is awarded in eight classes, including a special level:

  • Order of the White Elephant - Special Class (Thailand) ribbon.svg Knight Grand Cordon of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant
Special level , worn on a sash from the left shoulder to the right hip, breast star on the left breast
Thai: มหา ปร มา ภร ณ์ ช้างเผือก
post-nominal : ม.ป.ช.
  • Order of the White Elephant - 1st Class (Thailand) ribbon.svg Knight Grand Cross of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant
1st class , worn on a sash from the right shoulder to the left hip, breast star on the left breast
Thai: ประ ถ มา ภร ณ์ ช้างเผือก
post-nominal: ป.ช.
  • Order of the White Elephant - 2nd Class (Thailand) ribbon.svg Knight Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant
2nd class , worn by men as a collar , by women on a silk ribbon on the left shoulder, breast star on the left chest (men and women)
Thai: ทวี ติ ยา ภร ณ์ ช้างเผือก
post-nominal: ท.ช.
  • Order of the White Elephant - 3rd Class (Thailand) ribbon.svg Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant
3rd class , worn by men as a collar, by women on a silk ribbon on the left shoulder
Thai: ตริ ตา ภร ณ์ ช้างเผือก
post-nominal: ต.ช.
  • Order of the White Elephant - 4th Class (Thailand) ribbon.svg Companion of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant
4th grade , with a silk rosette worn by men on a silk ribbon on the left chest, by women on the left shoulder
Thai: จัตุร ถา ภร ณ์ ช้างเผือก
post-nominal: จ.ช.
  • Order of the White Elephant - 5th Class (Thailand) ribbon.svg Member of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant
5th grade , worn by men on the silk ribbon on the left chest, by women on the left shoulder
Thai: เบญจ มา ภร ณ์ ช้างเผือก
post-nominal: บ.ช.
  • Order of the White Elephant - Medal (Thailand) ribbon.svg The Gold Medal of the White Elephant
6th grade , with a silk rosette worn by men on a silk ribbon on the left chest, by women on the left shoulder
Thai: เหรียญ ทอง ช้างเผือก
post-nominal: ร.ท.ช.
  • Order of the White Elephant - Medal (Thailand) ribbon.svg The Silver Medal of the White Elephant
7th grade , with a silk rosette worn by men on a silk ribbon on the left chest, by women on the left shoulder
Thai: เหรียญ เงิน ช้างเผือก
post-nominal: ร.ง.ช.

The medal consists of a star enamelled in several colors , gold for the special level - as well as grades one to six - and silver for the seventh grade, on whose round central shield the white elephant appeared with a colorful ingredient. The ribbon is brick red and is separated by a parrot-green border by a narrow light blue and a sulfur yellow thread.

Web links

Commons : Order of the White Elephant  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Catalog Künker auction 192 (coins and medals - orders and decorations ...), Osnabrück, 2011, p. 339