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| Office of the Prime Minister | Seal of Royal Lion[b 1] and Elephantine Lion[b 2] Guarding the Constitution | |
| Ministry of Interior | Seal of Royal Lion | |
| Ministry of Defence | Seal of Elephantine Lion | |
| Ministry of Finance | Seal of Solar Sphere | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Seal of Crystal Lotus | |
| Ministry of Agricultural Affairs | Seal of Biruṇa[b 3] Upon Serpent | |
| Ministry of Justice | Seal of Balance | |
| Ministry of Commerce | Seal of Vissukamma[b 4] | |
| Ministry of Transport | Seal of Rāma[b 5] Upon Chariot | |
| Ministry of Industrial Affairs | Seal of Nārāyaṇa[b 6] Churning the Ocean[b 7] | |
| Ministry of Public Health Affairs | Seal of Winged Torch With Snakes Coiling Around It |
All of the said seals include old seals given by the monarch as previously stated and seals newly created. After the change to a constitutional monarchy,[b 8] these official seals of secretaries of state do not appear to be used for making impressions any longer, but they have been used as emblems of ministries. Formerly, all official seals were governed by the Charter on the Use of Seals[b 9] under the old statute. Speaking only of the seals of the secretaries of state, or ministers of state at present, there were the Seal of Royal Lion for the office of Civil Chancellor,[b 10]the Seal of Elephantine Lion for the office of Military Chancellor,[b 10] and seals for the offices of Four-Pillar Secretaries.[b 11] HRH Prince Kromphrayā Naritsarānuwattiwong made the following suggestion:
- ↑ Rātchabandittayasathān (2013): A mythological animal, known for being fierce and powerful. (Wikisource contributor note)
- ↑ Rātchabandittayasathān (2013): A mythological animal having the body of a lion and the trunk of an elephant. (Wikisource contributor note)
- ↑ Hindu god of rain, generally known in Sanskrit as Varuṇa. (Wikisource contributor note)
- ↑ Hindu god of craftsmanship, known in Sanskrit as Viśvakarmā, Vissukamma being his name in Pali. (Wikisource contributor note)
- ↑ The Rāma, an avatar of the Hindu god Viṣṇu. (Wikisource contributor note)
- ↑ The Nārāyaṇa, a form of the Hindu god Viṣṇu. (Wikisource contributor note)
- ↑ The Churning of the Milky Ocean, an event in Hinduism. (Wikisource contributor note)
- ↑ The Siamese Revolution in 1932 CE. (Wikisource contributor note)
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedthamnun - ↑ 10.0 10.1 Thēppharatrātsudā (1997, pp 17–19): The ancient Siamese government employed two chancellors (prime ministers), one for civil affairs, holding the noble title of Čhāophrayā Čhakkrīsīʿongkharak (sometimes found shortened as Čhāophrayā Čhakkrī), the other for military affairs, holding the noble title of Čhāophrayā Mahāsēnābǭdī (sometimes found shortened as Čhāophrayā Mahāsēnā). (Wikisource contributor note)
- ↑ Thēppharatrātsudā (1997, pp 22–26): The Four Pillars is the name of the historical form of central government in Siam, under which four chief departments were created, each led by a secretary of state. The four departments were (1) the Department of the Capital, in charge of the capital city, led by a secretary holding the noble title of Phrayā/Čhāophrayā Yommarāt, (2) the Department of Paddy Fields, in charge of land and agriculture affairs, led by a secretary holding the noble title of Phrayā Phonlathēp, (3) the Department of Treasuries, in charge of state finance and international trade, led by a secretary holding the noble title of Čhāophrayā Phra-khlang, and (4) the Department of Palaces, in charge of palace affairs and judicial affairs, led by a secretary holding the noble title of Čhāophrayā Thammāthibǭdī. (Wikisource contributor note)
