Ratana Varabhorn Order of Merit

The Ratana Varabhorn Order of Merit
รัตนวราภรณ์
Pendant of the Ratana Varabhorn Order
Awarded by the King of Thailand
Type Order of Merit
Motto ร.ร.๖ means King Rama VI
Eligibility Military and Civilian Order who is Officials during King Vajiravudh was reigning
Awarded for Memorial in official during King Vajiravudh reign.
Status Dormant
Sovereign HM King Vajiravudh (Rama VI)
Grades 1
Statistics
First induction Gentleman (ฝ่ายหน้า) : 1 August 1911
Ladies : (ฝ่ายใน) : 10 November 1922
Last induction 14 April 1942
Total inductees 77
Precedence
Next (higher) Order of Chula Chom Klao
Next (lower) Order of Rama

Ribbon bar of the Ratana Varabhorn Order

The Ratana Varabhorn Order of Merit (Thai: เครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์ตรารัตนวราภรณ์; RTGS: Rattanawaraphon) was established on 1 August 1911 by King Rama VI of The Kingdom of Siam (now Thailand) to reward personal service to the sovereign. Members are entitled to use the postnominals ร.ว.

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.

Selected recipients

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