Ratana Varabhorn Order of Merit

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The Ratana Varabhorn Order of Merit (รัตนวราภรณ์) was established in 1911 by King Rama VI of Siam (now Thailand) to reward personal service to the sovereign. Members are entitled to use the postnominals ร.ว.

[edit] Insignia

The decoration consists of a single class (Knight). The insignia for this class is a pendant on the order chain or on neck ribbon.

• The Order chain consists of the royal monograms in white enamel, which are interrupted with gold Thai royal crowns, and with the royal emblems in blue enamel. The central locket of chain is the royal emblem made from diamonds.
• The pendant has a dark-blue enamel field, surrounded by a ring of diamonds. The ring is surrounded by four small sceptres with elephant tusks, eight diamond leaves and four gold cyphers. The pendant is crowned with the royal crown, with a beam of sunlight at the tip.

[edit] Thai Orders

See also: Thai Honours Order of Precedence

• The Most Auspicious Order of the Rajamitrabhorn
• The Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri
• The Ancient and Auspicious Order of the Nine Gems
• The Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao
• The Ratana Varabhorn Order of Merit
• The Honourable Order of Rama
• The Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant
• The Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand
• The Most Admirable Order of the Direkgunabhorn
• The Vallabhabhorn Order
• The Order of Ramkeerati
• The Vajira Mala Order

[edit] External links

• Pendant Image