Nakhon Nayok Province - Symbols

Symbols

The provincial seal shows an elephant holding an ear of rice with its trunk. This symbolizes the fertile rice fields as well as the forests with numerous elephants. In the background two piles of straw, trees and clouds symbolize the natural beauty of the province.

Provincial flower and tree is the Silk-Cotton Tree (Cochlospermum religiosum).

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