Item 485 out of 647
Lot # 485 - Order of the White Elephant Grand Cross Medal of King Rama IX of Thailand.
Order of the White Elephant Grand Cross Medal of King Rama IX of Thailand.
Order of the White Elephant Grand Cross Medal of King Rama IX of Thailand. Order of the White Elephant Grand Cross Medal of King Rama IX of Thailand.
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Medal, Thailand, Rama IX, Order of the White Elephant, Grand Cross Medal, Silver alloyed & enameled, 3rd type Sash Badge, Obv: an eight-pointed Star with a single leaf in its each quadrant, with gilt Thai crown at top quadrant, central design composed of White enameled Elephant on gilt background, surrounded by a ring of facets and an exterior ring of red and green enameled petals, Rev: uniface, with a centrally placed pin-hold to secure the badge, 67.6g, 79.7mm, some scratches, about extremely fine, Very Rare.

Note: Thailand's most honored distinction, The Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant, holds the distinction of being the most frequently bestowed order in the country. King Rama IV of the Kingdom of Siam founded this prestigious order in 1861.