Phra Kiao the Thai

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

 equivalent of the coronet

Coronet

A coronet is a small crown consisting of ornaments fixed on a metal ring. Unlike a crown, a coronet never has arches.The word stems from the Old French coronete, a diminutive of coronne , itself from the Latin corona .Traditionally, such headgear is – as indicated by the German equivalent...

, is a headgear traditionally worn by young princes and princesses. King Chulalongkorn

Chulalongkorn

Phra Bat Somdet Phra Poramintharamaha Chulalongkorn Phra Chunla Chom Klao Chao Yu Hua , or Rama V was the fifth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri. He was known to the Siamese of his time as Phra Phuttha Chao Luang . He is considered one of the greatest kings of Siam...

 adopted it as his personal emblem, as it coincided with the literal translation of his name.

When King Chulalongkorn founded the Royal Pages School

Royal Pages School

Royal Pages School is the English name of two different Thai institutions:* The Royal Pages School was the precursor to Chulalongkorn University which existed from 1 April 1902 to 1 January 1911, after which it was reestablished as the Civil Service College of King Chulalongkorn.* The Royal Pages...

, he granted permission for the Phra Kiao to be used as the School's cap badge

Cap badge

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 and symbol. The School later became Chulalongkorn University

Chulalongkorn University

Chulalongkorn University is the oldest university in Thailand and is the country's highest ranked university. It now has nineteen faculties and institutes. Regarded as the best and most selective university in Thailand, it consistently attracts top students from around the country...

, which has since inherited and retained the symbol's use.

The symbol is also used by several schools historically associated with King Chulalongkorn and the University, most notably Triam Udom Suksa School

Triam Udom Suksa School

Triam Udom Suksa School is a state school located in downtown Bangkok, Thailand. It admits upper-secondary students and has the largest yearly enrolment in the country...

.