Royal warrants of appointment () in

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have been issued for decades initially to those who supplied goods or services to the

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, but have evolved to include companies and businesses that have shown exceptional services and commitment to the economic and social development of the nation. The warrant enables the company to advertise the royal approval of distinction with the display of the royal

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(''Phra Khrut''), thus lending prestige to the company. The

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is typically advertised on company hoardings, letter-heads and products by displaying the Garuda as appropriate. Underneath the emblem will usually appear the phrase "''By Appointment to His Majesty the King''" (โดยได้รับพระบรมราชานุญาต). Often, a large statue of the red garuda emblem will be displayed at the headquarters of the company on the roof, in front of it, or in other rooms. The bestowing of the royal Garuda emblem to a company is considered one of the highest honours for a business in Thailand.

Royal warrant holders

left, Garuda statue granted by royal appointment at the head office of Bangkok Bank in Bangkok ">Bangkok.html" ;"title="Bangkok Bank in Bangkok">Bangkok Bank in Bangkok Warrants are granted in the name of the king. Dozens of Thai companies hold such warrants. Warrants are awarded at the discretion of the Lord Chamberlain of the Royal Household. The company must have shown "[...">Bureau of the Royal Household">Lord Chamberlain of the Royal Household. The company must have shown "[...''transparency, virtue and trustworthiness, and one that has shown loyalty to the royal household and His Majesty [...].''" Companies are permitted to use the royal Garuda emblem as symbol of their status. A sculpture may be hoisted, which is anointed and blessed by high monks in a Buddhist Ritual, rite. The exact number of royal warrant holders is not made public and some companies chose not to divulge that information. Holders tend to be Thai companies, such as

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, Bangkok Hospital, Bangkok Insurance, Berli Jucker, Boon Rawd Brewery, Central Department Store, Charoen Pokphand,

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, Deves Insurance, International Engineering Public Company Limited,

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and

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. A non-Thai old warrant holder is

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, which has received it back in the early 1900s. Other foreign companies that have received royal appointments are

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on 17 August 1990,

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in 1998 and

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Thailand on 24 May 2004.

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