Medal - Ratchaburi Province ND

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Damoen Saduak Floating Market

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Obverse: The provincial seal shows the royal sword above the royal sandals on a phan, as the name Ratchaburi means 'city of the king'. The name derives from the fact that King Rama I was born here.

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


Damoen Saduak Floating Market
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From 1866 to 1868, by order of King Rama VI, the 32-kilometre (20 mi)-long Damnoen Saduak Canal was constructed to connect the Mae Klong and Tha Chin Rivers. Many floating markets arose from the canal, and about 200 ancillary canals were dug by villagers. The main floating market was called Lad Plee market which adjoined a Buddhist temple and remained active until 1967, when the development of roads replaced the need for water transportation. This pattern was seen with other old floating markets which disappeared by the mid-20th century due to the development of modern land infrastructure.

In 1971, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) made the Lad Plee market a tourist attraction for foreigners. The market had boat vendors and shops on the canal banks. In 1981, a new road was built to Ton canal, and private entrepreneurs established the modern Damnoen Saduak Floating Market along this canal.

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