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LOT-G310. For your consideration is a rare and important official royal Thailand military commission appointment document issued in the name of, and signed by, H.M. King Rama IX / Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand.
Official royal Thai document measures approximately 10.0" x 15.3". Rama IX, King of Thailand, autograph on Royal Command document bestowing an award, dated 1969.
Royal autograph of King Rama IX of Thailand is signed across the red royal standard coat of arms of Thailand seal. Red royal seal is embossed. Royal award insignia at top center is also embossed and embellished with original gold/silver leaf. Verso is numbered 4412. Verso bears original embossed impressions.
Royal award certificate document is counter signed at the bottom by the Prime Minister. Document measures 25cm. x 39 cm. Condition is original. Minor creases. Royal Thai document is original. Museum quality. Guaranteed authentic.
Bhumibol Adulyadej (5 December 1927 – 13 October 2016), conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great in 1987 (officially conferred by King Vajiralongkorn in 2019), was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama IX. Reigning since 9 June 1946, he was the world's longest-reigning current head of state from the death of Emperor Hirohito of Japan in 1989 until his own death in 2016, and is the third-longest verified reigning sovereign monarch in world history after King Louis XIV and Queen Elizabeth II, reigning for 70 years and 126 days. During his reign, he was served by a total of 30 prime ministers beginning with Pridi Banomyong and ending with Prayut Chan-o-cha.
Forbes estimated Bhumibol's fortune – including property and investments managed by the Crown Property Bureau, a body that is neither private nor government-owned (assets managed by the Bureau were owned by the crown as an institution, not by the monarch as an individual)– to be US$30 billion in 2010, and he headed the magazine's list of the "world's richest royals" from 2008 to 2013. In May 2014, Bhumibol's wealth was again listed as US$30 billion.
After a period of deteriorating health, which left him hospitalized on several occasions, Bhumibol died on 13 October 2016 in Siriraj Hospital. He was highly revered by the people in Thailand – some saw him as close to divine. Notable political activists and Thai citizens who criticized the king or the institution of monarchy were often forced into exile or to suffer frequent imprisonments, yet many cases were dropped before being proceeded or were eventually given royal pardon. His cremation was held on 26 October 2017 at the royal crematorium at Sanam Luang. His son, Maha Vajiralongkorn, succeeded him as King.
