Medal - Phattalung Province ND

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An image of four Manora traditional dancers.

Lettering: MANORA TRADITIONAL DANCE

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Obverse: The provincial seal shows the 177 meter high Phu Khao Ok Thalu mountain, the symbol of the province.


Phu Khao Ok Thalu

This mountain is east of the Phatthalung railway station. It can be accessed from Wat Khuha Sawan via Highway 4047. There is a flight of stairs leading to the mountaintop where there is a Buddhist shrine overlooking the city of Phatthalung. The mountain is named after a hole near the top.

Khao Ok Thalu is an unusually-shaped mountain, clearly visible from afar. It has symbolic significance in Phatthalung and appears in somewhat stylized form on the provincial seal of PhatThalung.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phatthalung_province

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Khao_Ok_Thalu

Reverse: Menora (Jawi: منورا) is a type of dance drama originating in Southern Thailand and practised mainly in the northern states of Malaysia and southern provinces of Thailand. Menora is also known as Manora มโนราห์, มโนห์รา or Nora โนรา in Thai language.

The basic features of the performance include a lengthy invocation, a dance by the main character, and a play or skit. The invocation is enacted by slow rhythmic movements of legs, arms and fingers. The dramatic repertoire of Menora performance is based on Thai legends of Manohara, derived from the Buddhist Jataka tales, many of which already accultured into Malay society centuries ago.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menora_(dance)