Phra Kieo is a coronet worn by princes and princesses. It became the emblem of Chulalongkorn University when King Rama VI named the university in memory of his father, King Rama V who founded the university. Phra Kieo was also chosen by King Rama V as his personal emblem. Subsequently King Vajiravudh permitted it to be used as the emblem of the Civil Service College which later became Chulalongkorn University. The Phra Kieo enshrined in the C.U. Memorial Hall is a replica made in 1976 upon the royal permission by King Rama IX of the original one housed in the Grand Palace. H.M. the King anointed the replica and graciously bestowed it to Chulalongkorn University during a graduation ceremony on July 13, 1989