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Diplomatic Flags (Thailand)

Ambassadorial / Envoy's Flag
Ambassadorial Flag 1891-1912
Ambassadorial Flag 1912-1917
Consular Flag

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Thailand

Ambassadorial / Envoy's Flag

by Calvin Paige Herring

"There are two special flags used by the Thais for those persons holding a position within the Foreign Ministry. These are the Ambassadorial/Envoy and Consular flags. The Ambassadorial/Envoy's flag is exactly the same as the Naval ensign; however, the disk upon which the elephant is placed is blue instead of red." Sources: Flaggenbuch 1939; Smith 1980; Crampton 1989; Crampton 1990; and others.

Calvin Paige Herring, 16 May 1998

From the Singha Beer source:

In B.E.2470 [1927 AD], the Ambassador's flag underwent a name change, and was henceforth known as "The Embassy Flag". The flag was made up of the "Trairanga" with a dark blue circle in the middle. Inside the circle stands a white elephant —in full caparison— facing the flagpole. Subsequently, in accordance with a Royal Decree issued in B.E.2479 [1936 AD], it was renamed "The Ministerial Counselor's Flag", though the design itself remained unchanged. In B.E.2522 [1979 AD], the flag once again reverted to its former name —"The Ambassador's Flag"— following a special Royal Decree to the effect, and has been in use ever since.

Does all this mean that the "Ambassadorial / Envoy's Flag" [th-d-amb.gif] above is the correct (ie. current) one? I think so.

Santiago Dotor, 5 November 1999

Ambassadorial Flag 1891-1912

The blue border matches the original source's background and is not part of the flag
from the Singha Beer source

From the Singha Beer source:

The Ambassador's Flag B.E.2434 [1891 AD]
This is a red flag with a white elephant —in full caparison— standing on a raised dais, with its head facing in the direction of the flagpole. In the top right-hand corner stands a coat of arms containing the state insignia, beneath a flaming Chakkri, over which hovers a crown. [Like the War Ensign 1891-1917 with crown and coat-of-arms on the canton and a smaller elephant]

The flag, which was first created following a special Royal Decree (R.S.110), issued in B.E