List of Thai flags

This is a list of flags used in Thailand.

Flag of the Kingdom of Thailand (before colour standardisation). This picture was taken at Sanam Luang on Vesak Day on 8 May 2009.

National flag

FlagDateUseDescriptionUsage
1917–presentFlag of ThailandFive horizontal stripes of red, white, blue, white and red, the middle stripe twice as wide as the others. The flag colors were standardized in 2017National flag

Royal flags

Royal standards

FlagDateUseDescription
1911–Royal Standard of the King of ThailandA yellow plain square flag with a dancing red Garuda in the center. Usually mounted in front of the car boarded by the King.
2019 –Standard of Queen Sirikit the Queen MotherSimilar to the Royal Standard in the ratio of 2:3 with swallow-tail end and the royal monogram of Queen Sirikit at the canton.[1]
1911–Standard of the Queen of ThailandKing's Standard in ratio 2:3 with swallow-tailed end.
1979–Standard for Senior members of the royal family (created for the Princess Mother)Queen's Standard in ratio 2:3 with swallow-tailed end. The blue middle square depicts the Royal Crown atop two bowls on a table flanked by two five-tiered royal umbrellas.
1911–Standard of the Crown Prince of Thailand.Thai king's standard with blue border.
2019 –Standard of Princess Maha Chakri SirindhornDark blue rectangle with the ratio of 2:3 defaced with the Royal Standard. The flag is swallow-tail and has the royal monogram of Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn at the canton.[1]
2019 –Standard of Princess Chulabhorn Krom Phra SrisavangavadhanaDark blue rectangle defaced with yellow circle. The circle features the red Garuda. At the canton of the blue field has the royal monogram of Princess Chulabhorn Walailak. The flag is swallow-tail[1]
1911–Standard for the Royal Consort of the Crown Prince of Thailand.Blue 2:3 rectangle defaced with King's Standard. The flag is swallow-tailed.
1911–Standard for other princes in the Chakri dynasty.Blue square defaced with yellow circle. The circle features red Garuda.
1911–Standard for other princesses in the Chakri dynasty.Standard for the male royalties in ratio 2:3 with swallow-tailed end.
1936–Standard for the Regent of Thailand.A white plain square flag with the Garuda and a shield depicting the National Flag in the center.

Personal royal flags

FlagDateUseDescription
2016–presentPersonal Flag of King VajiralongkornYellow flag (the King's birthday colour), the middle the depicts the Royal Cypher (ว.ป.ร.: มหาชิราลงกรณ รมาชาธิราช : Mahavajiralongkorn Paramarajadhiraja (Thai equivalent to Vajiralongkorn Rex), topped by the Great Crown of Victory, in between is the Thai numeral of 10.
1946–2016 Personal flag of King Bhumibol Adulyadej Yellow flag (the King's birthday colour), the middle the depicts the royal cypher "ภ.ป.ร.", topped by the Great Crown of Victory, in between is the Thai symbol for the numeral 9, signifying his rule as Rama IX.
1950–presentPersonal Flag of Queen Mother SirikitBlue flag (the Queen's birthday colour), the middle the depicts the Royal Cypher (ส.ก.: สิริกิติ์ : Sirikit), the middle is Queen Sirikit's Royal Cypher, topped by the Great Crown of Victory.
2019–presentPersonal Flag of Queen SuthidaPurple flag (the Queen's birthday colour), the middle the depicts the Royal Cypher (ส.ท.: สุทิดา : Suthida), the middle is Queen Suthida's Royal Cypher, topped by the Great Crown of Victory.
1977–presentPersonal Flag of Princess Maha Chakri SirindhornPurple flag (the Princess' birthday colour), the middle the depicts the Royal Cypher (ส.ธ.: สิริน : Sirindhorn), the middle is the Royal Cypher, topped by the simplified crown.
1982–presentPersonal Flag of Princess Chulabhorn WalailakOrange flag (the Princess' birthday colour), the middle the depicts the Royal Cypher (จ.ภ.: จุฬารณวลัยลักษณ์ : Chulabhorn), the middle is the Royal Cypher, topped by the simplified crown.
2001–presentPersonal Flag of Princess Ubolratana RajakanyaRed flag (the Princess' birthday colour), the middle the depicts the Royal Cypher (อ.ร.: อุบลรัตนราชกัญญา : Ubolratana), the middle is the Royal Cypher, but not topped by the simplified crown.
1977–presentPersonal Flag of Princess SoamsawaliPurple flag (the Princess' birthday colour), the middle the depicts the Royal Cypher (ส.ส.: โวลี : Soamsawali), the middle is the Royal Cypher, under the Buddhist/Hindu sacred sign of "Unalome".
2019–presentPersonal Flag of Princess BajrakitiyabhaOrange flag (the Princess' birthday colour), the middle the depicts the Royal Cypher (พ.ภ.: พัชรกิติยา : Bajrakitiyabha), the middle is the Royal Cypher, topped by the simplified crown.
Personal Flag of Princess Sirivannavari NariratanaOrange flag (the Princess' birthday colour), the middle the depicts the Royal Cypher (ส.ร.: สิริวัณณวรีนารีรัตน์ : Sirivannavari), the middle is the Royal Cypher, topped by the simplified crown.
Personal Flag of Prince Dipangkorn RasmijotiBlue flag (the Prince's birthday colour), the middle the depicts the Royal Cypher (ท.ป.: ทีปังกรรัศมีโชติ : Dipangkorn), the middle is the Royal Cypher, topped by the simplified crown.
1982–presentPersonal Flag of Princess SiribhachudabhornBlue flag (the Princess' birthday colour), the middle the depicts the Royal Cypher (ส.ภ.: สิริาจุฑาภรณ์ : Siribhachudabhorn), the middle is the Royal Cypher, topped by the glowing tiara.
2016–presentPersonal Flag of Princess AditayadornkitikhunPurple flag (the Princess' birthday colour), the middle the depicts the Royal Cypher (อ.ก.: ทิตยาทรกิติคุณ : Aditayadornkitikhun), the middle is the Royal Cypher.

Royal Thai Government flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1979–Flag of the prime minister of ThailandWhite flag in ratio 5:6 with the Prime Minister's seal under the royal crown.
1936–Flag of the defence minister of ThailandWhite flag in ratio 5:6 with the Emblem of the Ministry of Defence in the center. The emblem consists of a red chakra (Army), the dark blue anchor (Navy) and the sky blue wings (Air Force).
1979–Flag of the president of the National Assembly of ThailandWhite flag in ratio 5:6 with the National Assembly of Thailand's seal under the royal crown.
Flag of the president of the Supreme Court of ThailandWhite flag in ratio 5:6 with the Supreme Court of Thailand's seal under the royal crown.
FlagDateUseDescription
1917–Naval JackA national flag with the emblem of Royal Thai Navy in the center: a chakra inserted with an anchor under the Thai royal crown. The design is identical to Thai naval unit colours. Note that all Thai Army, Navy and Air Force unit colours called "Thong Chai Chalermphol" (ธงชัยเฉลิมพล).
Naval EnsignA red disc containing a white elephant in regalia centred on the national flag.

Military flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1979–Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters FlagRed, Navy blue and Sky blue flag with the emblem of Royal Thai Armed Forces: at the center of the tricolour is a badge of the Headquarters with a golden Chakra, with an anchor with golden chains and golden Wings, surrounded by a golden wreath. (from Flag law B.E.2522 (1979)).
Royal Thai Army FlagRed flag with the emblem of Royal Thai Army: a chakra under Unalom and the Thai royal crown with rays flanked by the wreaths (from Flag law B.E.2522 (1979)).
Royal Thai Navy FlagNavy blue flag with the emblem of Royal Thai Navy in the white circle (from Flag law B.E.2522 (1979)).
Royal Thai Air Force FlagBlue sky flag with the emblem of Royal Thai Air Force: wings with Unalom under the Thai royal crown and rays (from Flag law B.E.2522 (1979)).
Flag for Chief of Defence ForcesRed, Navy blue and Sky blue flag with the emblem of Royal Thai Armed Forces with five stars underneath.
Flag for Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai ArmyRed flag with the emblem of Royal Thai Army with five stars underneath.
1897–Flag for Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai NavyNavy blue flag with the emblem of Royal Thai Navy.
1979–Flag for Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Air ForceSky blue flag with yellow borders and the emblem of Royal Thai Air Force with a shield depicting the National flag.

Police flag

FlagDateUseDescription
1958–Royal Thai Police HeadquartersMaroon red flag with the emblem of the Thai National Police in the center.
1979–Pitak Santiraj flagAn honour flag of the Royal Thai Police according to the Thai Flag Act of B.E. 2522 (1979). It has the same characteristics and colors as the National Flag but in the centre of the flag is the coat of arms of Siam during the reign of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), with the words "To Protect the People’s Peace" (พิทักษ์สันติราษฎร์ – pronounce "Pitak Santiraj") embroidered in silver metallic threads embracing the underside of the coat of arms.

Religious flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1958–The Dharmacakra flag—BuddhismYellow is color of Buddhism, the middle the depicts the Red Thammachak, symbol of The Buddhism Organizations and Buddhists in Thailand.

Diplomatic flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1927–Ambassador Standard of ThailandA blue disc containing a white elephant in regalia centred on the national flag.
Consular Flag of ThailandTriranga surmounted with blue disc containing a white elephant.

Provincial flags

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Amnat Charoen ProvincePurple flag with the Seal of Amnat Charoen Province in the center.
Flag of Ang Thong ProvinceYellow, Green bicolor with yellow on top and green on the bottom with the Provincial Seal on the center.
Flag of BangkokGreen flag with the Seal of the Bangkok Metropolitan, in white at the center. Used by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and the Governor of Bangkok.
Flag of Bueng Kan ProvincePurple, White, purple with the center bar being wider than the purple bars with the Provincial Seal on the center.
Flag of Buriram ProvincePurple and Orange flag split in half vertically with the Purple on the left and the Orange on the right with the Provincial Seal in the center.
Flag of Chachoengsao ProvinceRed flag with the Seal of Chachoengsao Province in the center.
Flag of Chai Nat ProvincePink flag with the Provincial Seal in the center.
Flag of Chaiyaphum Province
Flag of Chanthaburi Province

The flag of Chanthaburi Province has a red background with the province seal.

Flag of Chiang Mai Province
Flag of Chiang Rai Province

The flag of Chiang Rai Province is a vertical tricolor band, two with blue and one with light purple and an elephant in the center.

Flag of Chonburi Province
Flag of Chumphon Province
Flag of Kalasin Province
Flag of Kamphaeng Phet Province
Flag of Kanchanaburi Province
Flag of Khon Kaen Province
Flag of Krabi Province
Flag of Lampang Province
Flag of Lamphun Province
Flag of Loei Province
Flag of Lopburi Province
Flag of Mae Hong Son Province
Flag of Maha Sarakham Province
Flag of Mukdahan Province
Flag of Nakhon Pathom Province
Flag of Nakhon Phanom Province
Flag of Nakhon Ratchasima Province
Flag of Nakhon Sawan Province
Flag of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
Flag of Nan Province
Flag of Narathiwat Province
Flag of Nong Bua Lamphu Province
Flag of Nong Khai Province
Flag of Nonthaburi Province
Flag of Pathum Thani Province
Flag of Pattani Province
Flag of Phang Nga Province
Flag of Phatthalung Province
Flag of Phayao Province
Flag of Phetchabun Province
Flag of Phetchaburi Province
Flag of Phichit Province
Flag of Phitsanulok Province
Flag of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province
Flag of Phuket Province
Flag of Prachin Buri Province
Flag of Prachuap Khiri Khan Province
Flag of Ranong Province
Flag of Ratchaburi Province
Flag of Rayong Province
Flag of Roi Et Province
Flag of Sa Kaeo Province
Flag of Sakon Nakhon Province
Flag of Samut Prakan Province
Flag of Samut Sakhon Province
Flag of Samut Songkhram Province
Flag of Saraburi Province
Flag of Satun Province
Flag of Sing Buri Province
Flag of Sisaket Province
Flag of Songkhla Province
Flag of Sukhothai Province
Flag of Suphan Buri Province
Flag of Surat Thani Province
Flag of Surin Province
Flag of Tak Province
Flag of Trang Province
Flag of Trat Province
Flag of Ubon Ratchathani Province
Flag of Udon Thani Province
Flag of Uthai Thani Province
Flag of Uttaradit Province
Flag of Yala Province
Flag of Yasothon Province

Historical flags

FlagDateUseDescription
c. 1680–1782Ensign of SiamA red plain rectangular flag.
1782–1817State ensign of SiamRed flag with a white chakra.
1817–1832State ensign of SiamRed flag with a white elephant inside the chakra.
1832–1916Flag of SiamA white elephant facing to the hoist in the red flag. Called in Thai language "Thong Chang" (ธงช้างเผือก)[2] (the elephant flag). Commonly attributed to Rama IV's reign but was first implemented during the reign of Rama III.[3]
1916–1917State flag and ensign of SiamRed flag with a white elephant in regalia.
1917Former flag of SiamFive horizontal stripes flag like the Trairanga but the middle stripe is red. It is currently used by several anti-monarchists due to its ommitance of the colour blue which symbolizes the monarchy.
FlagDateUseDescription
1881–1897Naval Ensign of SiamRed flag with a white elephant in regalia, with a white Chakra at the top corner.
1898–1912Naval Ensign of SiamRed flag with a white elephant in regalia.
1912–1917Naval Ensign of SiamRed flag with a white elephant in regalia, with the emblem of the Royal Thai Navy at the top corner.
1855–1881Naval Jack of SiamBlue flag with a white elephant.
1881–1917Naval Jack of SiamBlue flag with a white elephant in regalia.

War flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1917–1918Standard of the Siamese Expeditionary Force, ObverseTriranga defaced with a red disc containing dressed white elephant, facing a flagpole. Briefly, its appearance is the same as naval ensign, but both red banners of the flag contains a stanza from a Buddhist chant in Pali (the Jayamangala Gatha), written in Thai script: "พาหุํสหัส์สมภินิม์มิตสาวุธัน์ตํ ค๎รีเมขลํอุทิตโฆรสเสนมารํ ทานาทิธัม์มวิธินาชิตวามุนิน์โท ตัน์เตชสาภวตุเมชยสิทธินิจ์จํ".
Standard of the Siamese Expeditionary Force, ReverseTriranga defaced with a red disc containing King Vajiravudh's personal emblem. The emblem features Thai acronym "ร.ร." and Thai digit six ("๖"), both are displayed under the glowing crown. Both red banners of the flag contains the same chant in Thai script as the obverse.

Diplomatic flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1873–1912Ambassadorial Standard of SiamState flag with the crowned arms of Siam at its canton.
Consular Flag of SiamState flag with the escutcheon of Siam at its canton.
1912–1917Ambassadorial Standard of SiamState flag with blue circle at its canton. The circle contains Garuda holding crown.
Consular Flag of SiamState flag with blue circle at its canton. The circle contains Garuda with outstretched wings.
1917–1927Ambassadorial Standard and Consular Flag of SiamTriranga surmounted with white elephant, facing a pole.

Prime Minister flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1936–1939Flag of the Prime Minister
1939–1943Flag of the Prime Minister
1943–1979Flag of the Prime Minister

Royal Thai Government flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1938–1941Flag of the Minister of Economy
1938–1979Flag of the Minister of Education
1938–1979Flag of the Minister of Finance
1938–1979Flag of the Minister of Foreign Affair
1938–1979Flag of the Minister of Interior
1938–1979Flag of the Minister of Justice

See also

References

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