Description
MiNo. 3488 - 3490 G Thailand
Comb. Opr. and HfPr. (2x5); A = perf. K 13 1/4
Set, Issue date: 15/06/2015
Picture descriptions:
enk-enm) Emerald Buddha in Wat Phra Kaeo, Bangkok, with seasonal robes
enk) Summer Season Attire
enl) Rainy Season Attire
enm) Winter Season Attire
3488 5 B multicolored enk
3489 5 B multicolored enl
3490 5 B multicolored enm
Quantity: 500,000 pieces
Printer: Thai Bristish Security Printing Public Company Limited, Bangkok
Designer: Mrs. Veena Chantanatat (Thailand Post)
Conservation status:
Here as a "CANCELLED (G)" set
Issue Notice:
Comb. Opr. and HfPr. (2x5); A = perf. K 13 1/4
Set, Issue date: 15/06/2015
Picture descriptions:
enk-enm) Emerald Buddha in Wat Phra Kaeo, Bangkok, with seasonal robes
enk) Summer Season Attire
enl) Rainy Season Attire
enm) Winter Season Attire
3488 5 B multicolored enk
3489 5 B multicolored enl
3490 5 B multicolored enm
Quantity: 500,000 pieces
Printer: Thai Bristish Security Printing Public Company Limited, Bangkok
Designer: Mrs. Veena Chantanatat (Thailand Post)
Conservation status:
Here as a "CANCELLED (G)" set
Issue Notice:
- The Emerald Buddha is the palladium of the Kingdom of Thailand; it is a figurine of the meditating Buddha seated in yogic posture, made of green jasper (rather than emerald), clothed in gold, and about 30 inches (76.2 cm) tall. It is housed in the Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew) on the grounds of the Grand Palace in Bangkok.
- The Emerald Buddha remained in Chiang Mai until 1552, when it was taken to Luang Prabang, then the capital of the Lao kingdom of Lan Xang. Some years earlier, the crown prince of Lan Xang, Setthathirath, had been invited to occupy the vacant throne of Lannathai. However, Prince Setthathirath also became king of Lan Xang when his father, Photisarath, died. He returned home, taking the revered Buddha figure with him. In 1564, King Setthathirath moved it to his new capital at Vientiane.
- In 1779, the Thai General Chao Phraya Chakri put down an insurrection, captured Vientiane and looted the Emerald Buddha to Siam, taking it with him to Thonburi. After he became King Rama I of Thailand, he moved the Emerald Buddha with great ceremony to its current home in Wat Phra Kaew on 22 March 1784. It is now kept in the main building of the temple, the Ubosoth.
