Order of the White Elephant

The Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant เครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันเป็นที่เชิดชูยิ่งช้างเผือก
Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant
Awarded by the King of Thailand
Type	Military and Civilian Order
Established	1861
Eligibility	Royal officials
Awarded for	Five years of public service
Status	Currently constituted
Founder	King Mongkut
Sovereign	King Vajiralongkorn
Grades	Knight Grand Cordon Knight Grand Cross Knight Commander Commander Companion Member Gold Medal Silver Medal
Former grades	4 until 1902, 6 until 1909
Statistics
First induction	1861
Last induction	23 March 2023
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of Rama
Next (lower)	Order of the Crown of Thailand
Ribbon bar of the Order of the Knight Grand Cordon

The Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant (Thai: เครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันเป็นที่เชิดชูยิ่งช้างเผือก; RTGS: Khrueang Ratcha-itsariyaphon An Pen Thi Choetchu Ying Chang Phueak) is an order of Thailand. It was established in 1861 by King Rama IV of the Kingdom of Siam. Along with the Order of the Crown of Thailand, it is regularly awarded to any government official for services rendered to Thailand for five years, making it Thailand's most-commonly awarded order.^{[clarification needed][1]} the order features the three-headed Airavata, the mount of Sakra, or a white elephant.