Kingdom of Siam Crest

Ian · 1st April 2016, 02:33 PM

Chris:

This image does indeed resemble several of the royal crests used by Thai rulers, especially those from the Ayutthaya period. However, in looking through my records I cannot find one of the royal crests which exactly matches the image that you show--several are close but no precise match. I will be interested to hear what others think.

Ian.

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Originally Posted by mrcjgscott

Hello all,

My friend has sent me an image of an unidentified crest on a sword he has just purchased.

He was hoping it was a family crest, but looking at it, it looks very similar to the Royal Siamese coat of arms.

I only have this image at the moment, but will hopefully be getting more shortly.

If anybody can shed some light, I would be most grateful.

Kind regards,

Chris

mrcjgscott · 2nd April 2016, 09:50 PM

Thanks for your reply Ian.

On closer inspection I cannot see an identical match either.

Hopefully the members here may hold the answer.

Kind regards,

Chris

mrcjgscott · 16th April 2016, 02:01 PM

Just popping this back to the top in the hope that somebody may recognise the crest.

I was discussing it with somebody recently, who suggested a look towards the Indian Princely States might not be a bad idea either.

Any further suggestions are of course, most welcome!

Andreas · 17th April 2016, 05:21 PM

Either the Thai or the Cambodian Royal Crown, looks more like the latter. Their heraldic design kept changing slightly through the past two centuries. A picture of the whole sword might help with the attribution.
Andreas

Nathaniel · 24th April 2016, 05:01 AM

It would be great to see a picture of the entire sword :-). This must be a European style dress sword.

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Andreas Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Ionian Islands, Greece Posts: 96	Either the Thai or the Cambodian Royal Crown, looks more like the latter. Their heraldic design kept changing slightly through the past two centuries. A picture of the whole sword might help with the attribution. Andreas Last edited by Andreas; 17th April 2016 at 05:40 PM.

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mrcjgscott Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 189	Thanks for your reply Ian. On closer inspection I cannot see an identical match either. Hopefully the members here may hold the answer. Kind regards, Chris

16th April 2016, 02:01 PM	#3
mrcjgscott Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 189	Just popping this back to the top in the hope that somebody may recognise the crest. I was discussing it with somebody recently, who suggested a look towards the Indian Princely States might not be a bad idea either. Any further suggestions are of course, most welcome!

24th April 2016, 05:01 AM	#5
Nathaniel Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 865	It would be great to see a picture of the entire sword :-). This must be a European style dress sword.