File:Coat of arms of Tonga.svg

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Summary

Description

Sila ʻo Tonga — Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Tonga

Date

August 2006, updated May 2007; original design 1875

Source

Own work

Author

Original design attributed to Reverend Shirley Baker (1836 - 1903). SVG by Tauʻolunga

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Original upload log

date/time	username	resolution	size
23:32, 23 May 2007	User:Zscout370	561×623	53 KB
01:46, 22 May 2007	User:Tauʻolunga	561×623	138 KB
00:53, 18 August 2006	User:Tauʻolunga	559×625	51 KB

File history

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	15:32, 19 June 2022	512 × 568 (46 KB)	Fry1989	Find concensus on the talk page.
	06:14, 19 June 2022	560 × 623 (56 KB)	TheFriendlyFas2	This is the superior version, the other one has glaring design flaws. But more importantly, this is the official design
	16:18, 4 June 2022	512 × 568 (46 KB)	Fry1989	This remains a superior and mor accurate rendition.
	00:47, 23 April 2022	560 × 623 (56 KB)	TheFriendlyFas2	Reverted to match the official design, also the crown on the shield has holes in its top.
	14:17, 21 April 2022	512 × 568 (46 KB)	Fry1989	No explanation for revision
	05:36, 21 April 2022	560 × 623 (56 KB)	TheFriendlyFas2	Reverted to version as of 05:45, 25 February 2012 (UTC)
	03:48, 22 July 2021	512 × 568 (46 KB)	Tauʻolunga	Improved crown, more like the royal crown of Tonga
	05:45, 25 February 2012	560 × 623 (56 KB)	Fry1989	fix errors
	05:44, 25 February 2012	560 × 623 (56 KB)	Fry1989	fix errors
	05:40, 24 October 2010	561 × 623 (55 KB)	Fry1989	banners fix