Order of the White Elephant

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See also: Order of the Elephant (the highest Order of Chivalry of Denmark)

The Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant is the most awarded order of Thailand. It was established in 1861 by King Rama IV.

The Order consists of eight classes:

• Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class)

Thai: มหาปรมาภรณ์ช้างเผือก (má-hăa bpon maa pon cháang-pèuak)

Postnominals: ม.ป.ช.

• Knight Grand Cross (First Class)

Thai: ประถมาภรณ์ช้างเผือก (bprà-tà-măa-pon cháang-pèuak)

Postnominals: ป.ช.

• Knight Commander (Second Class)

Thai: ทวีติยาภรณ์ช้างเผือก (tá-wee dtì yaa pon cháang-pèuak)

Postnominals: ท.ช.

• Commander (Third Class)

Thai: ตริตาภรณ์ช้างเผือก (dtrì dtaa pon cháang-pèuak)

Postnominals: ต.ช.

• Companion (Fourth Class)

Thai: จัตุรถาภรณ์ช้างเผือก (jat-dtoo rá-tăa-pon cháang-pèuak)

Postnominals: จ.ช.

• Member (Fifth Class)

Thai: เบญจมาภรณ์ช้างเผือก (ben-jà maa pon cháang-pèuak)

Postnominals: บ.ช.

• Gold Medalist (Sixth Class)

Thai: เหรียญทองช้างเผือก (rĭan tong cháang-pèuak)

Postnominals: ร.ท.ช.

• Silver Medalist (Seventh Class)

Thai: เหรียญเงินช้างเผือก (rĭan ngern cháang-pèuak)

Postnominals: ร.ง.ช.

[edit] Select recipients

• Samuel Robinson, 1923.^[1]

[edit] Thai Orders

See also: Thai Honours Order of Precedence

• The Most Auspicious Order of the Rajamitrabhorn
• The Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri
• The Ancient and Auspicious Order of the Nine Gems
• The Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao
• The Ratana Varabhorn Order of Merit
• The Honourable Order of Rama
• The Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant
• The Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand
• The Most Admirable Order of the Direkgunabhorn
• The Vallabhabhorn Order
• The Order of Ramkeerati
• The Vajira Mala Order

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• The Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant, Secretariat to the Cabinet of Thailand