National symbols of Thailand

National symbols of Thailand include the official national emblem featuring the garuda and the national flag. There are also three other national symbols, which were proclaimed in a declaration of the Office of the Prime Minister dated 26 October 2001. They are the Thai elephant (of the Elephas maximus species) as the national animal, the flower of the Ratchaphruek or golden shower tree (Cassia fistula) as the national flower, and the Thai pavilion or Sala Thai as national architectural element.[1]

Official symbols

Symbol Image Notes
Coat of arms Emblem of Thailand
[1]
Flag Flag of Thailand
[1]
National animal Thai elephant (Elephas maximus)
[1]
National flower Ratchaphruek
or the Pudding Piper Tree or the Indian Laburnum (Cassia fistula Linn)
[1]
National Architecture Sala Thai
[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "ประกาศสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง การกำหนดสัญลักษณ์ประจำชาติไทย" (PDF). Royal Thai Government Gazette. 118 (99D): 1. 11 December 2001. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
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