Coat of arms of Tonga
Coat of arms of Tonga Sila ʻo Tonga | |
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Armiger | Tupou VI, King of Tonga |
Adopted | 1875 |
Crest | the Royal Crown of Tonga within an olive wreath. |
Blazon | Quarterly; first, Or, three mullets of six points argent; second, Gules, the Royal Crown of Tonga proper; third, Azure a dove volant argent holding an olive branch vert; fourth Or, three swords in fret argent; overall, a mullet of six points argent charged with a cross couped gules. |
Supporters | Flags of Tonga |
Motto | Ko e ʻOtua mo Tonga ko hoku Tofiʻa "God and Tonga are my inheritance" |
The coat of arms or national seal of Tonga (ko e Sila ʻo Tonga) was designed in 1875 with the creation of the constitution.
Description[]
There is no official specification of how exactly the arms should look. Even the shield on the front gate of the late king's palace is different from the old black/white copy used by the (ex-) government printer on all official stationery, is different from the copy on the prime minister's office webpage, etc. Some have pointed crowns, some rounded; some have normal flags, others have flags looking more like banners; some use the modern orthography, some the old (Ko e Otua mo Toga ko hoku Tofia); some have black swords, others white; and so forth.
Royal Standard[]
The Royal Standard of Tonga is the monarch's personal flag and is an armorial banner of the Royal Arms of Tonga.
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- National symbols of Tonga
- National coats of arms
- Tongan coats of arms
- 1875 introductions
- Coats of arms with crowns
- Coats of arms with crosses
- Coats of arms with flags
- Coats of arms with stars
- Coats of arms with swords
- Coats of arms with birds
- Coats of arms with olive branches