Royal Military Order of St George

PrecedenceNext (higher)Order of Queen Salote Tupou IIINext (lower)Order of the Phoenix
Ribbon of the order

The Royal Military Order of St George is a military knighthood order of the Kingdom of Tonga.

History

It was founded by King George Tupou V in 2009 to reward distinguished and meritorious military services by members of the uniformed services, including the Tonga Defence Services and foreigners.^{[citation needed]}

Classes

The Order is awarded in five classes:^[1]

• Grand Cross (G.C.St.G.)
• Grand Officer (G.O.St.G.)
• Commander (C.St.G.)
• Officer (O.St.G.)
• Member (M.St.G.)

Insignia

• The badge consists of a cross-hatched red-enamelled and gold-bordered Greek cross, having in its centre a medallion featuring in its centre an enamelled miniature of Saint George killing the dragon, the whole surrounded by a red ring with an inscription in gold letters "ROYAL MILITARY ORDER OF ST GEORGE". The badge is hanging from the sash through a royal crown of Tonga in gold.
• The breast star of the Order is a medallion, similar to the badge medallion, at the center of a radiating star of rhomboidal shape.
• The ribbon is completely dark red.

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