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Ratana Varabhorn Order of Merit

The Ratana Varabhorn Order of Merit
รัตนวราภรณ์
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Pendant of the Ratana Varabhorn Order
Awarded by the King of Thailand
Eligibility Military and Civilian Order
Status Retired constituted
Sovereign HM King Vajiravudh (Rama VI)
Statistics
Established Gentleman (ฝ่ายหน้า) : 1 August 1911
Ladies : (ฝ่ายใน) : 10 November 1922
First induction 1 August 1911
Precedence
Next (higher) Order of Chula Chom Klao
Next (lower) Order of Rama
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Ribbon bar of the Ratana Varabhorn Order

The Ratana Varabhorn Order of Merit (Thai: เครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์ตรารัตนวราภรณ์; rtgsRattanawaraphon) 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.

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



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