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| 100th Anniversary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs- Wat Suthat and the Giant Swing | |
The temple's full name is Wat Suthat Thepwarahrahm, and it is one of the only few temples in Thailand conferred with the highest royal title of Rajavora Maha Vihaan, hence its full name and title is Wat Suthat Thepwarahrahm Rajavora Maha Vihaan, which is sometime transcribed Wat Suthat Thepwararam Rachaworamahawihaan.
Temple construction was started during the reign of Rama I, but that was completed only during the rule of Rama III. It houses the oldest remaining Buddha image from the Sukhothai period, Sakyamuni Buddha and has impressive murals of the jataka and of the Ramakien. This temple is identified with the Eight Reign as the base of the principal Buddha image contains the ashes of Rama VIII, of whom a statue is erected in the temple's northwestern corner of the inner court, which is surrounded by a gallery of Buddha images. Merit-making for the late King Ananda Mahidol is performed annually at Wat Suthat on June 9th, the day of his death.
Name of a huge swing in Bangkok, on the plaza in front of Wat Suthat. It was formerly used during a Brahman festival in honour of the Hindu god Shiva, in which participants tried to reach a sack of gold attached to a fifteen meter high bamboo pole. It was held in the second lunar month, from the morning of the third day until the evening of the ninth day of the new moon. Due to the large number of people falling off the swing the festival was banned during the reign of king Rama VII. In 2007, the old Giant Swing was replaced with a new one.
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| Issued Country | Thailand |
| Issued Year | 14.04.1975 |
| Category | Buddhist Architect |
| Type | First Day Cover |