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Mae Hong Son Province (Thailand)

North Region

Last modified: 2012-10-06 by ian macdonald
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[Mae Hong Son Province (Thailand)] 2:3 image by Olivier Touzeau, 13 September 2012

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Description of the flag

According to the Thai Ministry of Interior in 2000, the flag of Mae Hong Son province is horizontally divided dark brown / blue /dark brown (~ 1:3:1) with a representation of the provincial seal in the center of the flag, including the name of the province on a yellow label. The provincial flag can be seen on the provincial website : http://www.maehongson.go.th/index.php/miaboutus, and http://123.242.182.10/web2012/usrupl/maehongson/document/mhs_symbol.pdf.
Olivier Touzeau, 13 September 2012

Former Flag

[Former Flag (Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand)] 2:3 image by Olivier Touzeau, 13 September 2012

The national flag with provincial seal in the center.
Description from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seals_of_The_Provinces_of_Thailand:
The provincial seal, "Rup chang nai thong nam", shows an elephant in the water as a reference to the founding of the town by Lord Kaeo of Ma when he was sent to capture elephants for the Lord of Chiang Mai (1825-1846).
Olivier Touzeau, 13 September 2012