Order of King George Tupou I


The Royal Order of King George Tupou I is a knighthood order of the Kingdom of Tonga.

History

The Order was established between 1876 and 1890 by King George Tupou I as a general reward for meritorious services to the kingdom.

Classes

The Order consists of three classes:
The post-nominal letters of the three classes are respectively K.G.C.G.T., K.C.G.T. and C.G.T.
In 2008 King George Tupou V declared the classes of Knight Commander and Commander obsolete.

Insignia

Knight Grand Cross

The Star is a 90mm 8-pointed silver, silver-gilt & enamel faceted Star with four silver Tongan crowns on the main points,. The white enamel central medallion has the national coat of arms in the centre, the red riband has the gold capital letters KOE 'OTUA MO TOGA KO HOKU TOFi'A., there is a small 5-pointed gold star in the base of the riband.
The ribbon is a 102mm red moiré sash is with two white stripes

Knight Commander

The star is a 7-pointed silver, silver-gilt & enamel faceted Star, on top of the riband is a gilt crown. The central medallion & riband are as above.
The necklet badge is a silver, silver-gilt & enamel 6-pointed faceted star with two points upwards, suspended by a silver-gilt Tongan crown. The central medallion & riband are as above.
The necklet ribbon is approx. 41mm wide, red with three white stripes

Companion

The breast badge is a similar faceted star as the Knight Commander except that the white central medallion has the shield from the coat of arms in the centre.
The breast ribbon is approx 38mm wide, red with two white stripes