Order of the White Elephant

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This article is about the Thai chivalric order. For the Danish chivalric order, see Order of the Elephant.





















Order of the White Elephant
เครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันเป็นที่เชิดชูยิ่งช้างเผือก

Knight Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant.jpg
Knight Commander (Second Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant

Awarded by
Garuda Emblem of Thailand (Broad wings).svg
the King of Thailand
TypeMilitary and Civilian Order
EligibilityRoyal officials
Awarded forFive years service
StatusCurrently constituted
SovereignKing Vajiralongkorn
GradesKnight/Dame Grand Cordon, Special Class
Knight/Dame Grand Cordon
Knight/Dame Grand Officer
Knight/Dame Commander
Knight/Dame Officer
Knight/Dame
Gold Medal
Silver Medal
Former grades4 until 1902, 6 until 1909
Statistics
First induction1869
Precedence
Next (higher)Order of Rama
Next (lower)Order of the Crown of Thailand

Order of the White Elephant - Special Class (Thailand) ribbon.png
Ribbon bar of the Order of the Knight Grand Cordon

The Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant (Thai: เครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันเป็นที่เชิดชูยิ่งช้างเผือก; RTGS: Khrueang Ratcha-itsariyaphon An Pen Thi Choetchu Ying Chang Phueak) is an order of Thailand. It was established in 1861 by King Rama IV of the Kingdom of Siam. Along with the Order of the Crown of Thailand, it is regularly awarded to government officials for each five years of service, making it Thailand's most-awarded order.[clarification needed][1]



Class


The order consists of eight classes:

































































RibbonClassNamePostnominalsFormer Name[2]Established DateHonor Class[3]
Order of the White Elephant - Special Class (Thailand) ribbon.pngKnight Grand Cordon (Special Class)มหาปรมาภรณ์ช้างเผือก
(Maha Paramaphon Chang Phueak)		KGE-16 November 19098
Order of the White Elephant - 1st Class (Thailand) ribbon.pngKnight Grand Cross (First Class)ประถมาภรณ์ช้างเผือก
(Prathamaphon Chang Phueak)		GCEมหาวราภรณ์
Maha Waraphon		186910
Order of the White Elephant - 2nd Class (Thailand) ribbon.pngKnight Commander (Second Class)ทวีติยาภรณ์ช้างเผือก
(Thawitiyaphon Chang Phueak)		KCEจุลวราภรณ์
Chunlawaraphon		186915
Order of the White Elephant - 3rd Class (Thailand) ribbon.pngCommander (Third Class)ตริตาภรณ์ช้างเผือก
(Tritaphon Chang Phueak)		CEนิภาภรณ์
Niphaphon		186923
Order of the White Elephant - 4th Class (Thailand) ribbon.pngCompanion (Fourth Class)จัตุรถาภรณ์ช้างเผือก
(Chatturathaphon Chang Phueak)		OEภูษนาภรณ์
Phusanaphon		186928
Order of the White Elephant - 5th Class (Thailand) ribbon.pngMember (Fifth Class)เบญจมาภรณ์ช้างเผือก
(Benchamphon Chang Phueak)		MEทิพยาภรณ์
Thipphayaphon		187333
Order of the White Elephant - Medal (Thailand) ribbon.pngGold Medalist (Sixth Class)เหรียญทองช้างเผือก
(Rian Thong Chang Phueak)		G.M.E-20 July 190252
Order of the White Elephant - Medal (Thailand) ribbon.pngSilver Medalist (Seventh Class)เหรียญเงินช้างเผือก
(Rian Ngoen Chang Phueak)		S.M.E-20 July 190255


Selected recipients



  • Plaek Phibunsongkhram - Knight Grand Cordon


  • Sultan Ibrahim of Johor - Knight Grand Cordon


  • Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah of Kedah - Knight Grand Cordon


  • Chavalit Yongchaiyudh - Knight Grand Cordon


  • Alexander I of Yugoslavia - Knight Grand Cordon

  • Albert du Roy de Blicquy


  • Norodom of Cambodia - Knight Grand Cross


  • Pakubuwono X - Knight Grand Cross (1929)


  • Miklós Horthy - Knight Grand Cross[4]


  • The Earl Mountbatten of Burma - Knight Grand Cross

  • Foster C. LaHue

  • Sir Samuel Robinson, 1923.[5]


  • Graves B. Erskine - Knight Grand Cross


  • Arne Skaug.[6]


  • Pierra Vejjabul[7]


  • Frederick William Verney - Commander[8]


  • Queen Victoria[9]

  • General William Westmoreland - Knight Grand Cross

  • Vice Admiral Józef Unrug

  • Major General Richard Secord[10]


  • Jiri Sitler - Knight Grand Cross (2006)[11]

  • Lieutenant Commander Saman Kunan - Knight Grand Cross (2018)[12]


See also


  • White elephant (animal) § Thailand


References




  1. ^ Regulation of the Office of the Prime Minister regarding nominations for the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant and the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand, B.E. 2536. Royal Thai Government Gazette. 1993.


  2. ^ ราชกิจจานุเบกษา, พระราชบัญญัติเครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์ช้างเผือก รัตนโกสินทร์ ศก๑๒๘, เล่ม ๒๖, ตอน ๐ ก, ๒๘ พฤศจิกายน พ.ศ. ๒๔๕๒, หน้า ๗๐


  3. ^ ราชกิจจานุเบกษา, ประกาศสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง ลำดับเกียรติเครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์ไทย, เล่ม ๑๑๐, ตอน ๒๙ง ฉบับพิเศษ, ๑๒ มีนาคม พ.ศ. ๒๕๓๖, หน้า ๑


  4. ^ "A kormányzó érdemrendjei, kitüntetései és jelvényei" [The awards and badges of the governor]. Vitezirend.co.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2018-07-22..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  5. ^ "Capt. Samuel Robinson, Who Won Fame For Rescue Work in Jap Quake, Dies," New York Times. September 7, 1958.


  6. ^ "Arne Skaug" (in Norwegian). Storting.


  7. ^ Windsor, Laura Lynn (2002). Women in medicine: an encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 204. ISBN 1-57607-392-0.


  8. ^ Lundy, Darryl. "Frederick William Verney". ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 12 August 2010.


  9. ^ "Court Circular". Court and Social. The Times (29924). London. 3 July 1880. col G, p. 11.


  10. ^ "Major General Richard V. Secord". www.af.mil. United States Air Force. February 1982. Retrieved 2018-07-22.


  11. ^ Jiri Sitler


  12. ^ "Ex-Seal Saman posthumously promoted". Bangkok Post. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.




External links





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





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