Thailand Flag

How to identify it

Five horizontal bands of red, white, blue, white and red, with the central blue band twice as deep as each outer band. Costa Rica uses the same pattern with red and blue exchanged.

Design and construction

Adoption and legal status

The striped flag was established by royal decree in 1917, replacing the earlier elephant flag.

History of the design

The first 1917 striped version used red and white. Blue was added later that year, creating the present five-band arrangement.

Similar flags

Compare the details that separate these designs.

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  Costa Rica

  Costa Rica has a wide red centre band; Thailand has a wide blue centre band and red outer bands.

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