Order of the Royal House of Chakri

The Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri
Star of the Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri
Awarded by the King of Thailand
Eligibility	Thai Royal Family Foreign Heads of State
Status	Currently constituted
Sovereign	His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand
Grades (w/ post-nominals)	Knight
First induction	1882
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of the Rajamitrabhorn
Next (lower)	Order of the Nine Gems
Ribbon bar of the Royal House of Chakri

The Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri (มหาจักรีบรมราชวงศ์) was established in 1882 by King Rama V of The Kingdom of Siam (now Thailand) to commemorate the Bangkok Centennial. The Order is awarded to members of the House of Chakri (the Thai Royal Family), foreign Heads of State and members of other royal houses.

Members of the order are entitled to use the postnominals ม.จ.ก.

Insignia

The decoration consists of a single class (Knight). The insignia is:

• Pendant of Chakri, suspended from collar
• Pendant of Chula Chakri, attached onto the yellow sash, to wear over the left shoulder to the right hip
• Star of Chakri, to wear on the left chest

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  Pendant of Chakri

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  Pendant of Chula Chakri

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  Star of the Order

Foreign recipients of the Order

King Rama IX of Thailand in full dress uniform of Royal Thai Armed Forces wearing the Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri (yellow sash)

• Emperor Akihito of Japan
• Empress Michiko of Japan
• Raymond Poincaré - French Prime Minister and President
• Charles de Gaulle - French President
• King Sisavang Vong - King of the Kingdom of Laos
• Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth
• Dwight D. Eisenhower - U.S. President
• King Olav V of Norway
• King Harald V of Norway
• Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
• Queen Juliana of the Netherlands
• Queen Sofía of Spain
• King Baudouin of Belgium

External links

• The Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri, Secretariat to the Cabinet of Thailand