Seals of the provinces of Thailand

This is a list of the seals of the provinces of Thailand (Thai: ตราประจำจังหวัดของไทย).

Current provinces

This list includes all the seals of the provinces of Thailand. It also includes the special administrative area of the capital, Bangkok.

Location	Seal	Province	Observations
File:Thailand Amnat Charoen.png	File:Seal Amnatcharoen.png	Amnat Charoen อำนาจเจริญ	This seal shows the 20 metres (66 ft) high Buddha-Statue Phra Mongkhon Ming Mueang that stands in the provincial capital Amnat Charoen.
File:Thailand Ang Thong.png	File:Seal Ang Thong.png	Ang Thong อ่างทอง	Ang Thong province is one of the main rice-producing areas of Thailand. On the centre of the seal there is a bowl with water and rice ears, a symbol of Mae Po Sop, the rice goddess.
File:Thailand Ayutthaya.png	File:Seal of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province.svg	Ayutthaya พระนครศรีอยุธยา	A pavilion sheltering a white conch (Shankha) on a phan (tray) in honor of King Uthong, the legendary founder of the city. Behind stands the Fragrant Manjack (Cordia dichotoma), the provincial tree
File:Thailand Bangkok.png	File:Seal Bangkok Metropolitan Admin (green).svg	Bangkok กรุงเทพมหานคร	Hindu god Indra with a vajra in his hand on the mythological four-headed elephant Erawan (Airavata). The seal was based on a painting by Prince Narisara Nuvadtivong.
File:Thailand Bueng Kan locator map.svg	File:Seal Bueng Kan.png	Bueng Kan บึงกาฬ	The silhouette of Phu Thok 18°08′15″N 103°52′45″E, a rocky sandstone outcrop on whose summit stands Wat Phu Thok temple.
File:Thailand Buriram.png	File:Seal Buriram.png	Buri Ram บุรีรัมย์	A dancing deity in front of Phanom Rung Prasat Hin Phanom Rung, a Khmer temple complex set on the rim of an extinct volcano at 1,320 feet (400 m) above sea level
File:Thailand Chachoengsao.png	File:Seal Chachoengsao.png	Chachoengsao ฉะเชิงเทรา	Wat Sothonwararam, the temple that houses the Luangpho Phuttha Sothon, a revered statue of the Buddha.
File:Thailand Chainat.png	File:Seal Chainat.png	Chainat ชัยนาท	Dharmachakra held aloft by Garuda in front of the locally revered mountain Khao Phlong 15°12′N 100°09′E and the Chao Phraya River.
File:Thailand Chaiyaphum.png	File:Seal Chaiyaphum.png	Chaiyaphum ชัยภูมิ	Dvaja, the flag, an ancient Hindu symbol of victory in battle
File:Thailand Chanthaburi locator map.svg	File:Seal Chanthaburi (1).svg	Chanthaburi จันทบุรี	The Moon surrounded by an aura. Inside the moon disc is a dark rabbit, for according to Thai tradition the dark areas on the moon (maria) form a rabbit shape.
File:Thailand Chiang Mai.png	File:Seal Chiang Mai.png	Chiang Mai เชียงใหม่	A white elephant in a glass pavilion to commemorate the offering of such an elephant by Thammalangka, a ruler of Chiang Mai, to his overlord, King Rama II of Bangkok. The pavilion symbolizes that Buddhism prospered in Chiang Mai, especially when in 1477 the teachings of Buddha, the Tripitaka, were reviewed.
File:Thailand Chiang Rai.png	File:Seal Chiang Rai.svg	Chiang Rai เชียงราย	A white elephant, the royal symbol, as a reminder of the fact that Chiang Rai was founded by King Mangrai because his elephant liked the place, according to the legend.
File:Thailand Chonburi.png	File:Seal Chonburi.png	Chonburi ชลบุรี	Over the sea the outline of Khao Sam Muk, on which a shrine is located. Local people believe that the spirit of that mountain protects the fishermen from harm. The silhouette of Ko Sichang Island is displayed in the background.
File:Thailand Chumphon.png	File:Seal Chumphon.png	Chumphon ชุมพร	An apsara giving blessings to the people standing between two Cluster Fig trees (Ficus glomerata), the provincial tree
File:Thailand Kalasin.png	File:Seal Kalasin.png	Kalasin กาฬสินธุ์	The seal of the province shows a pond, in the background the Phu Phan Mountains forming the boundary of the province and stylized clouds in the sky. The water in the pond is black, for the name Kalasin means "black water". The big clouds as well as the water symbolize the fertility of the province.
File:Thailand Kamphaeng Phet.png	File:Seal Kamphaeng Phet.png	Kamphaeng Phet กำแพงเพชร	The city walls surmounted by diamonds, since the city name means diamond wall
File:Thailand Kanchanaburi.png	File:Seal Kanchanaburi.png	Kanchanaburi กาญจนบุรี	Representation of the three stupas, located on Bantadthong Mountain. They gave the name to the mountain pass to Myanmar, called "Three Pagodas Pass".
File:Thailand Khon Kaen.png	File:Seal Khon Kaen.png	Khon Kaen ขอนแก่น	The stupa of Phra That Kham Kaen, which is believed to contain relics of Buddha. Two trees are depicted on both sides, one is a banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis), the other a Golden Shower Tree (Cassia fistula).
File:Thailand Krabi.png	File:Seal Krabi.svg	Krabi กระบี่	Two crossed krabi, ancient Siamese swords, in front of the Indian Ocean and the Phanom Bencha mountain, the highest mountain of the province.
File:Thailand Lampang.png	File:Seal Lampang.png	Lampang ลำปาง	A white rooster at the gates of Wat Phra That Lampang Luang, illustrating a local legend about the Buddha's visit to the province.
File:Thailand Lamphun.png	File:Seal Lamphun.png	Lamphun ลำพูน	Wat Phra That Haripunchai temple, which was already the main temple of the city Lamphun during the Mon epoch.
File:Thailand Loei.png	File:Seal Loei.png	Loei เลย	The stupa at Phra That Si Song Rak built by King Maha Chakkraphat of the Ayutthaya Kingdom, and King Setthathirath of Lan Xang in the 16th century marking the friendship between the two kingdoms.
File:Thailand Lopburi.png	File:Seal Lopburi.png	Lopburi ลพบุรี	God Vishnu (aka Narayana, refers to King Narai of Ayutthaya Kingdom) in front of Khmer Temple Phra Prang Sam Yod.
File:Thailand Mae Hong Son.png	File:Seal Mae Hong Son.png	Mae Hong Son แม่ฮ่องสอน	The provincial seal, Rup chang nai thong nam (รูปช้างในท้องน้ำ), shows an elephant in the water as a reference to the founding of the town by Lord Kaeo of Ma when he was sent to capture elephants for the Lord of Chiang Mai (1825-1846).
File:Thailand Maha Sarakham.png	File:Seal Maha Sarakham.png	Maha Sarakham มหาสารคาม	A big tree in front of big rice fields, symbolizing the richness of resources in the province.
File:Thailand Mukdahan.png	File:Seal of Mukdahan Province.png	Mukdahan มุกดาหาร	Prasart Song Nang Sathit palace, in which an opal is displayed on a phan (tray).
File:Thailand Nakhon Nayok.png	File:Seal Nakhon Nayok.png	Nakhon Nayok นครนายก	An elephant holding ears of rice with its trunk. This symbolizes the fertile rice fields of Nakhon Nayok, as well as the forests with numerous elephants. In the background two piles of straw, trees and stylized clouds symbolize the natural beauty of the province.
File:Thailand Nakhon Pathom.png	File:Seal Nakhon Pathom.svg	Nakhon Pathom นครปฐม	The Phra Pathom Chedi stupa, at 127 m, the highest pagoda of the world. Located at the city center, it has been an important Buddhist center since the 6th century. The current building was created by king Mongkut in 1860. On the pagoda a royal crown is depicted, the symbol for King Mongkut's reconstruction.
File:Thailand Nakhon Phanom.png	File:Seal of Nakhon Phanom Province.svg	Nakhon Phanom นครพนม	The 57 m high chedi at Wat Phra That Phanom in Amphoe That Phanom.
File:Thailand Nakhon Ratchasima.png	File:Seal Nakhon Ratchasima.svg	Nakhon Ratchasima นครราชสีมา	The revered heroine of Korat, Thao Suranari (1771–1852), fight against Vientianian, standing in front of the old gate of Pratu Chumpon.
File:Thailand Nakhon Sawan.png	File:Seal Nakhon Sawan.png	Nakhon Sawan นครสวรรค์	Wiman, a mythological palace located in heaven. This relates to the name of the province which translates to Heavenly City
File:Thailand Nakhon Si Thammarat.png	File:Seal Nakhon Si Thammarat.svg	Nakhon Si Thammarat นครศรีธรรมราช	Phra Baromathat Chedi of the Wat Phra Mahathat Voramahavihan, one of the most important historical sites in southern Thailand. According to the city chronicle it was already built in 311, but archaeology dates it to the 13th century. The chedi is surrounded by the animals of the Chinese zodiac in the seal. The twelve animals represent the twelve Naksat cities or city-states which were tributary to the Nakhon Si Thammarat kingdom: the Rat of Saiburi; the Ox of Pattani; the Tiger of Kelantan; the Rabbit of Pahang (actually a city in Pahang which is said to be submerged by a lake now); a large Dragon of Kedah; a small Snake of Phatthalung; a Horse of Trang; a Goat of Chumphon; a Monkey of Bantaysamer (might be Chaiya, or a town in Krabi province); a Rooster of Sa-ulau (unidentified city, might be Songkhla, Kanchanadit or Pla Tha); a Dog of Takua Pa and a Pig of Kraburi.
File:Thailand Nan.png	File:Seal of Nan province.svg	Nan น่าน	A deity bull named Usubharaja (aka. Nandi, the Shiva's Vahana) carrying the stupa of Phrathat Chae Haeng.
File:Thailand Narathiwat.png	File:Seal of Narathiwat Province (2004 version, as appeared in the Royal Thai Government Gazette).png	Narathiwat นราธิวาส	A sailing boat with a white elephant on the sail. The white elephant. a royal symbol, commemorates the white elephant Phra Sri Nararat Rajakarini which was caught here and presented to the king.
File:Thailand Nongbua Lamphu.png	File:Seal Nong Bua Lamphu.png	Nong Bua Lam Phu หนองบัวลำภู	King Naresuan in front of a shrine. This shrine was built to commemorate the visit of King Naresuan to the city of Nong Bua Lamphu in 1574 when he was gathering troops to fight the Burmese kingdom of Taungoo. Behind the shrine is a pond with lotus flowers (Nymphaea lotus), which is the provincial flower.
File:Thailand Nong Khai.png	File:Seal Nong Khai.png	Nong Khai หนองคาย	A pond with a bamboo clump close to it. The bamboo symbolizes stability, glory and continuity for the peaceful and fertile land.
File:Thailand Nonthaburi.png	File:Nonthaburi Province Seal.svg	Nonthaburi นนทบุรี	A pot (Kalasha), made of fine earthenware is a traditional product from Nonthaburi. The pot also symbolizes the fertility of the province.
File:Thailand Pathum Thani.png	File:Seal of Pathum Thani.svg	Pathum Thani ปทุมธานี	A pink lotus flower with two rice ears bending over it. Both symbols stand for the fertility of the province.
File:Thailand Pattani.png	File:Seal Pattani.png	Pattani ปัตตานี	The cannon known as Phraya Tani, which was cast in the Pattani province.
File:Thailand Phang Nga.png	File:Seal Phang Nga.png	Phang Nga พังงา	Phu Khao Chang mountains in the background and Ko Tapu in front, as well as a dredge to represent the tin mining in the province.
File:Thailand Phattalung.png	File:Seal Phatthalung.png	Phatthalung พัทลุง	Phu Khao Ok Thalu mountain, the symbol of the province.
File:Thailand Phayao.png	File:Seal Phayao.png	Phayao พะเยา	The Buddha's statue called Phra Chao Ton Luang from the temple Wat Si Khom Kham. Behind are 7 flames showing the glory of Buddha. In front of Buddha is a bowl and two ears of rice.
File:Thailand Phetchabun.png	File:Seal Phetchabun.png	Phetchabun เพชรบูรณ์	A diamond before a mountain, as diamonds are found in this mountainous province. In the front are tobacco plants as one of the crops grown in the province.
File:Thailand Phetchaburi.png	File:Seal Phetchaburi.png	Phetchaburi เพชรบุรี	Khao Wang palace in the background. In front are rice fields bordered by two coconut palm trees, symbolizing the major crops in the province.
File:Thailand Phichit.png	File:Seal Phichit.png	Phichit พิจิตร	A pond, which refers to the old name of Phichit, Mueang Sra Luang (‘city at the royal pond’). The banyan tree in front refers to the temple Wat Pho Prathab Chang. The temple was built in 1669-71 by King Suriyenthrathibodi, aka, Luang Sorasak or Phrachao Suea, who was born in the village of Pho Prathab Chang, between a banyan and a sacred fig.
File:Thailand Phitsanulok.png	File:Seal of Phitsanulok Province.svg	Phitsanulok พิษณุโลก	Buddha Chinnarat, considered one of the most beautiful Buddha figures in Thailand. It is located in Wat Mahathat temple in the city Phitsanulok.
File:Thailand Phrae.png	File:Phrae seal.svg	Phrae แพร่	According to legend the two cities of Phrae and Nan were once ruled by brothers. When they met to divide the land between them the one from Phrae rode on a horse, the one from Nan on a buffalo to the meeting point on top of a mountain. Hence Phrae uses a horse in their seal, while Nan uses a buffalo. When the provincial government proposed the seal in 1940, the Fine Arts Department suggested adding a historic building to the seal in addition to the horse, thus it now has the stupa of Phra Tat Cho Hae on the back of the horse.
File:Thailand Phuket locator map.svg	File:Seal Phuket (blue).png	Phuket ภูเก็ต	The sisters Thao Thep Kasattri and Thao Sri Sunthon, fighters against the Burmese.
File:Thailand Prachinburi.png	File:Seal Prachinburi.png	Prachinburi ปราจีนบุรี	A Bodhi tree symbolizing the first Bodhi tree planted about 2000 years ago in Wat Si Maha Phot temple.
File:Thailand Prachuap Khiri Khan.png	File:Seal Prachuap Khiri Khan.png	Prachuap Khiri Khan ประจวบคีรีขันธ์	Kuha Karuhas pavilion, which was built when King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) visited the Praya Nakorn Cave (Amphoe Sam Roi Yot). Depicted behind the pavilion is the island of Ko Lak in Prachuap Bay, the historic center of administration of the province.
File:Thailand Ranong.png	File:Seal Ranong.png	Ranong ระนอง	A palace on top of a hill, to remember that King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) once visited Ranong and stayed at the Ratana Rangsan Palace on top of the Niveskiri Hill.
File:Thailand Ratchaburi.png	File:Seal Ratchaburi.png	Ratchaburi ราชบุรี	The royal sword above the royal sandals on a phan (tray), for the name Ratchaburi means City of the King.
File:Thailand Rayong.png	File:Seal Rayong.png	Rayong ระยอง	Island Ko Samet and a coconut palm.
File:Thailand Roi Et.png	File:Seal Roi Et.png	Roi Et ร้อยเอ็ด	The shrine of the city pillar (Lak Mueang), which is located in the artificial lake Bueng Phlan Chai. The spirit of the shrine, Mahesak, is highly revered by the local people.
File:Thailand Sa Kaeo.png	File:Old picture Seal Sakaeo.png	Sa Kaeo สระแก้ว	The sun rising over the archeological ruins Prasart Kao Noi Si Chom Poo, an important Khmer temple. The rising sun symbolizes the location of the province in the east. In the front is Buddha's statue in a pond with lotus flowers.
File:Thailand Sakhon Nakhon.png	File:Seal Sakon Nakhon.png	Sakon Nakhon สกลนคร	Phrathat Choeng Chum, a Lao-style stupa built during the Ayutthaya period over a Khmer-style prang.
File:Thailand Samut Prakan.png	File:Samutphakhan.png	Samut Prakan สมุทรปราการ	Phra Samut Chedi, the most important site of Buddhist worship in the province.
File:Thailand Samut Sakhon.png	File:Seal Samut Sakhon.png	Samut Sakhon สมุทรสาคร	A Chinese junk in front of the coast, with a smoking chimney, referring to the Tha Chin River (ท่าจีน; "Chinese Port"), as well as the old of the province, Mueang Tha Chin (เมืองท่าจีน; "City of Chinese Port"). It also refers to the old trading tradition as well as the local industries.
File:Thailand Samut Songkhram.png	File:Seal Samut Songkhram.png	Samut Songkhram สมุทรสงคราม	Garuda above a drum over a river. The Thai word for drum is klong, thus refers to the Klong River (แม่กลอง mae klong), as well as the old name of the province, Mueang Mae Klong (เมืองแม่กลอง; "City of Klong River"). On both sides of the river coconut trees are displayed as one of the main product of the province.
File:Thailand Saraburi.png	File:Seal Saraburi (2564).png	Saraburi สระบุรี	Wat Phra Phuttha Bat temple. In the 17th century a hunter found a puddle of water which looked like a (oversized) footprint. It was declared a footprint of Buddha, and the temple was built around it. Phra Phutthabat means footprint of Buddha.
File:Thailand Satun.png	File:Seal Satun.png	Satun สตูล	Phra Samut Thewa, a deity who guards the sea, sitting on a stone in the sea with the sunset behind. The stone is his divine vehicle. The sunset symbolizes the Andaman Sea, which lies to the west of the province.
File:Thailand Sing Buri locator map.svg	File:Seal Sing Buri.png	Sing Buri สิงห์บุรี	The former provincial seal showed the fort of Khai Bangrachan, a historical monument. When the Burmese attacked Ayutthaya in 1765, eleven villagers from Bangrachan fought the army when it stopped north of Ayutthaya. They managed to delay them for five months before they were finally defeated, soon thereafter Ayutthaya fell as well.
File:Thailand Sisaket.png	File:Seal Sisaket.png	Sisaket ศรีสะเกษ	Prasat Hin Ban Samo, a Khmer temple about 1000 years old, located in the Prang Ku district.
File:Thailand Songkhla.png	File:Seal Songkhla.png	Songkhla สงขลา	A white conch (shankha) on a phan (tray)
File:Thailand Sukhothai.png	File:Seal of Sukhothai Province.svg	Sukhothai สุโขท้ย	King Ram Khamhaeng the Great sitting on the Manangkhasila Asana throne. Under King Ram Khamhaeng the kingdom of Sukhothai flourished the most.
File:Thailand Suphanburi.png	File:Seal Suphanburi.png	Suphan Buri สุพรรณบุรี	The elephant duel between King Naresuan and the crown prince of Burma named Mingyi Swa in 1592, which took place in Suphan Buri.
File:Thailand Surat Thani.png	File:Seal Surat Thani.png	Surat Thani สุราษฎร์ธานี	Phra Boromathat Chaiya Chedi, reportedly built in the 9th century.
File:Thailand Surin.png	File:Seal Surin.png	Surin สุรินทร์	Indra atop his celestial white elephant, Airavata which is based on the design found on a famous Khmer temple in the province. Both Khmer temples as well as elephants are commonly found in Surin.
File:Thailand Tak.png	File:Seal Tak.png	Tak ตาก	King Naresuan on the royal elephant. Sometimes below the elephant a garuda is depicted, as the garuda is the state symbol of Thailand. King Naresuan is shown pouring consecrated water on the ground, a symbolic act to declare independence. This refers to the war of 1584 with Burma, when Tak was the first border town to be liberated from Burmese control.
File:Thailand Trang.png	File:Seal Trang.png	Trang ตรัง	A lighthouse jetty and sea tides. The jetty represents the fact that the area has long been a port town. The tides indicate the meaning of the province's name, which is from Sanskrit "तरङ्ग" (taraṅga; "tide", "wave").
File:Thailand Trat.png	File:Seal Trat.png	Trat ตราด	The sea and Khao Banthat mountain range in the background
File:Thailand Ubon Ratchathani.png	File:Seal Ubon Ratchathani.png	Ubon Ratchathani อุบลราชธานี	A lotus flower in a pond in reference to the meaning of the name of the province, ‘Royal City of the Lotus Flower’.
File:Thailand Udon Thani.png	File:Seal Udon Thani.png	Udon Thani อุดรธานี	A Yak (Yaksha) in honor of Kuvera (aka. Vaiśravaṇa), the guardian of north direction in Buddhist mythology.
File:Thailand Uthai Thani.png	File:Seal Uthaithani.png	Uthai Thani อุทัยธานี	The pavilion at Wat Khao Sakaekrang. It houses the statue of Thongdee, the father of King Rama I. The mountain in the background symbolizes the location of the pavilion on top of Khao Sakae Krang hill.
File:Thailand Uttaradit.png	File:Seal Uttaradit.png	Uttaradit อุตรดิตถ์	The mondop at Wat Phra Thaen Sila At temple, in Baan Phra Thaen in the Laplae district. The main item of worship in the temple is a laterite block, which is believed to have been used by Buddha to seek enlightenment. The mondhop is built upon this block.
File:Thailand Yala.png	File:Seal Yala.png	Yala ยะลา	A miner with simple mining tools including hoe, crowbar, and baskets. Yala was originally a mining town with tin and tungsten ores.
File:Thailand Yasothon.png	File:Seal of Yasothon Province.png	Yasothon ยโสธร	Two mythical lions, called singh, facing the chedi Phra That A-non (named for Ananda, a devout attendant of Gautama Buddha), in the temple Wat Maha That in the city of Yasothon

Former provinces

File:Seal Lan Chang Province.png	Lan Chang ลานช้าง	Corresponds to present-day Sainyabuli province in Laos.
File:Seal Phibunsongkhram Province.png	Phibunsongkhram พิบูลสงคราม	Corresponding to present-day Cambodian Siem Reap, Oddar Meanchey and Banteay Meanchey provinces.
File:Seal Phratabong Province.png	Phra Tabong พระตะบอง	The area is now covered by the provinces of Battambang and Pailin of Cambodia.
File:Seal Phra Nakhon.png	Phra Nakhon พระนคร	Phra Nakhon province merged with the Bangkok administrative area in 1972.
File:Seal Thonburi Province.png	Thonburi ธนบุรี	Thonburi province merged with the Bangkok administrative area in 1972.

See also

• List of Thai provincial trees

External links

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