Vallabhabhorn Order Explained

See also: Thai Honours Order of Precedence.

The Vallabhabhorn Order เครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์ตราวัลลภาภรณ์
Awarded By:	the King of Thailand
Type:	Order of Merit
Eligibility:	Military and Civilian Order
For:	services rendered under King Vajiravudh’s reign
Status:	Dormant
Head Title:	Sovereign
Founder:	HM King Vajiravudh (Rama VI)
Established:	22 March 1919
First Induction:	22 March 1919
Last Induction:	27 February 1924
Total:	73
Higher:	Order of the Direkgunabhorn
Lower:	Order of Ramkeerati

The Vallabhabhorn Order (th|เครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์ตราวัลลภาภรณ์) was established on 22 March 1919 (B.E. 2461) by King Rama VI of The Kingdom of Siam (now Thailand) to reward personal service to the sovereign.^[1]

Members of the order are entitled to use the postnominals ว.ภ.^[2]

Insignia

The decoration consists of a single class. The insignia is an 8 pointed silver pendant suspended from the ribbon.^[3]

References

Notes and References

1. Web site: เครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์ของไทยในปัจุบัน . 2019-06-18 . 2019-06-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190601005959/http://www.mof.go.th/home/mofhistory/sort.htm . dead .
2. Web site: สำนักเลขาธิการคณะรัฐมนตรี . 2022-02-18 . 2020-06-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200627071728/http://www.soc.go.th/iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.soc.go.th%2Fd_menu32.htm . dead .
3. Web site: ประเภทของเครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์ (Types of decorations) . th . https://web.archive.org/web/20220623090327/http://www.rd.go.th/publish/fileadmin/user_upload/roa/Ry200_54.pdf . 2022-06-23.