Flag of Thailand facts for kids
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| Name | Trairanga (Thai: ธงไตรรงค์, RTGS: Thong Trairong), "Tricolour flag" |
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| Use | Civil and state flag, civil and state ensign |
| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted | 28 September 1917 |
| Design | Five horizontal stripes of red, white, blue, white and red, the middle stripe twice as wide as the others |
| Designed by | King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) |
Variant flag of Thailand
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| Name | Thai: ธงราชนาวี (RTGS: Thong Ratchanawi), "Royal Navy flag" |
| Use | Naval ensign |
| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted | 28 September 1917 |
| Design | A red disc containing a white elephant in regalia centred on the national flag |
The Flag of Thailand has five stripes red, white, and blue. Red-white-blue stand for nation-religion-king, an unofficial motto of Thailand. The flag was made official on 28 September 1917 by a royal decree. The Thai name for the flag is ธงไตรรงค์ ("Thong Trairong"), means "tricolour flag".
Images for kids
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The Siamese Expeditionary Force during World War I with the Siamese tricolour in Paris, 1919
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National flag of Thailand being flown in 2009 (before colour standardisation)
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See also
In Spanish: Bandera de Tailandia para niños
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