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Centenary of the Ministry of Justice (1992)

 

Prince Rabi Badhanasakdi (Father of Thai Law)    King Chulalongkorn (Rama V)

 

 Issue Name:

Centenary of the Ministry of Justice

 Thai Issue Name:

100 ปี กระทรวงยุติธรรม

 Issue Date:

1992/2535-03-25

 Cause:

To commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Ministry of Justice

 Catalogue Number:

1992/19-20

 Denomination:

3 Baht, 5 Baht

 Unused Value:

11 Baht, 22 Baht

 Complete Set: 

33 Baht (unused), 12 Baht (used)

 Thailex Collection:

Unused set

 Size:

45 x 27 mm

 Quantity of Stamps:

2 million pieces per design

 Printer:

Cartor S.A., France

 Subject:

1. Portrait of Rabi Badhanasakdi, Prince of Ratchaburi and the Father of Thai Law, in judicial toga. He founded the School of Law and initiated significant reform, in order to regulate and standardize the Siamese system of Court and Law to reach international standards akin to the European countries of his time; 2. Portrait of King Rama V, the father of Prince Rabi Badhanasakdi, who reformed the existing system of Court and Law to the new system of Court of Justice, which eventually led to the establishment of the Ministry of Justice.

 Related Link:

Rabi Badhanasakdi, Ratchaburi, Siam, Rama V, Chulalongkorn, Gustave Rolin-Jaequesmyns, seua kruy, Saranrom, 80th Anniversary of the Bar