Flag of Thailand
The flag of Thailand (Thai: ธงไตรรงค์; RTGS: thong trai rong, meaning 'tricolour flag') shows five horizontal stripes in the colours red, white, blue, white and red, with the central blue stripe being twice as wide as each of the other four. The design was adopted on 28 September 1917, according to the royal decree issued by Rama VI. Since 2016, that day is a national day of importance in Thailand celebrating the flag.
| Trairanga (Thai: ธงไตรรงค์, RTGS: thong trai rong), 'Tricolour flag' | |
| Use | National flag, civil and state ensign |
|---|---|
| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted | 28 September 1917 (standardized on 30 September 2017) |
| Design | Five horizontal stripes of red, white, blue, white and red, the middle stripe twice as wide as the others |
| Designed by | King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) |
| Thai: ธงราชนาวี (RTGS: thong ratcha nawi), 'Royal Navy flag' | |
| Use | Naval ensign |
| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted | 28 September 1917 (de jure) |
| Design | A red disc containing a white elephant (Airavata) in regalia centered on the national flag |
The colours are said to stand for nation-religion-king, an unofficial motto of Thailand, red for the land and people, white for religions and blue for the monarchy, the last having been the auspicious colour of Rama VI. As the king declared war on Germany that July, some note the flag now bore the same colours as those of the UK, France, Russia and the United States.