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Order of the Crown of Siam

Order of the Crown
เครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันมีเกียรติยศยิ่งมงกุฎไทย
Awarded by
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the King of Thailand
Eligibility Military and Civilian Order
Status Currently constituted
Sovereign King Vajiralongkorn
Grades Knight/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
Statistics
First induction 1869
Precedence
Next (higher) Order of the White Elephant
Next (lower) Order of the Direkgunabhorn
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Ribbon bar of the Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) Order of the Crown of Thailand

The Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand (Thai: เครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันมีเกียรติยศยิ่งมงกุฎไทย; rtgsKhrueang Ratcha Itsariyaphon An Mi Kiatti Yot Ying Mongkut Thai) is a Thai order, established in 1869 by King Rama V of The Kingdom of Siam (now Thailand) for Thais, the royal family, governmental employees, and foreign dignitaries for their outstanding services to the Kingdom of Thailand. The order originally had seven classes. The special class was added by King Rama VI in 1918.

The Order consists of eight classes:


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