About Coronation Medal of King Rama X
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History
His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun has graciously issued a Royal Command proclaiming that
Whereas it is appropriate to have a commemorative medal on the occasion of the Coronation Ceremony of 4 May 2019 (B.E. 2562), by virtue of Section 175 of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand and Section 3 of the Act on Royal Commemorative Medals and Commemorative Medals, B.E. 2548 (2005), His Majesty has graciously commanded that a Royal Decree be enacted as follows. Section 1: This Royal Decree is called the "Royal Decree on the Commemorative Medal on the Occasion of the Coronation Ceremony of 4 May 2019 (B.E. 2562)".
Section 2: This Royal Decree shall come into force from the day following the date of its publication in the Royal Gazette.
Section 3: There shall be a commemorative medal on the occasion of the Coronation Ceremony of 4 May 2019 (B.E. 2562), in the form of a round silver medal with a diameter of 32 millimeters. At the center of the obverse is the royal portrait of His Majesty King Phra Pared Ramathibodi Srisindra Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua, facing right, wearing the full-dress uniform of the Royal Pages' Guard Corps (Mahatlek Raksa Phra Ong) of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V). Within the rim, below, is the inscription
"พระบาทสมเด็จพระปรเมนทรรามาธิบดีศรีสินทรมหาวชิราลงกรณ พระวชิรเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว" (His Majesty King Phra Pared Ramathibodi Srisindra Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua). At the center of the reverse is the personal royal seal of His Majesty King Phra Pared Ramathibodi Srisindra Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua. Within the rim, above, is the inscription "พระราชพิธีบรมราชาภิเษก" (Coronation Ceremony), and below it the inscription "๔ พฤษภาคม ๒๕๖๒" (4 May 2019). Around the rim of the medal
is a stylized Thai decorative pattern. On the obverse, at the top of the outer rim, is the numeral 10 beneath the Great Crown of Victory (Phra Maha Phichai Mongkut). On the reverse, the outer rim has a loop for men to suspend the medal from a ribbon 32 millimeters wide, with alternating stripes of pale white and yellow. The pale white stripe is the color representing the day of birth of His Majesty King Phra Pared Ramathibodi Srisindra Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua according to the lunar calendar. The yellow stripe is the color
Section 5: This medal may be worn in the manner of a royal decoration. If not worn in the manner of a royal decoration, it may be worn suspended around the neck or as a brooch pinned to the garment without a ribbon.
Section 6: The Treasury Department, Ministry of Finance, shall be responsible for the production and distribution of the commemorative medal on the occasion of the Coronation Ceremony of 4 May 2019 (B.E. 2562).
Section 7: The Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance shall be in charge of the execution of this Royal Decree. Countersigned by:
