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1 Thai flag By: Annabel Jeffery

2 Present Flag  The flag of Thailand consists of five horizontal stripes. The top and bottom are equal-sized red stripes, the middle stripe is blue which is lined above and below by equal-sized white stripes. The blue stripe is double the size of the other four.  The red stripes represent the blood spilt to maintain Thailand's independence.  The white stands for purity and is the colour of Buddhism which is the country's main religion.  Blue is Thailand's national colour and it represents the Thai monarchy.  The blue is also used to honour Thailand's World War I allies, Great Britain, France, United States and Russia, who all had red, white and blue flags.

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4 Old Flag  The Thai flag was changed around the time Thai gained its independence and changed its name from Siam to Thailand  This was around 1973  The old Thai Flag was pure deep red as it was Thailand’s national color  It then has a national Thai elephant on the front in the middle

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6 My new Flag  My new flag has a tiger on the front as it is one of Thailand’s National Animals  The tiger also represents Buddhism – Thailand’s Main and official religion  It also has a complicated design using the colors red, white and blue.

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