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Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean

Order of merit in Mauritius

Order of merit in Mauritius

FieldValue
titleOrder of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean
imageCoat of arms of Mauritius (Original version).svg
typeOrder of merit
country
mottoStella Clavisque Maris Indici (translated: Star and key of the Indian Ocean)
forAt the President's pleasure
statusCurrently constituted
head_titleSovereignhead =
head2_titleChancellorhead2= President of the Republic of Mauritius
grades**Grand Commander (GCSK)
Grand Officer (GOSK)
Commander (CSK)
Officer (OSK)
Member (MSK)**
date28 April 1992
higherNone
lowerPresident's Distinguished Service Medal
image2[[File:Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean - GCSK, GOSK, CSK (Mauritius) - ribbon bar.png100px]]
Ribbon bar of GCSK, GOSK, CSK
[[File:Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean - OSK, MSK (Mauritius) - ribbon bar.png100px]]
Ribbon bar of OSK, MSK

Grand Officer (GOSK) Commander (CSK) Officer (OSK) Member (MSK)** Ribbon bar of GCSK, GOSK, CSK Ribbon bar of OSK, MSK

The Most Distinguished Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean is the highest distinct order of merit in the honours system of Mauritius established under the National Awards Act 1993. It was founded in 1992 to decorate people who have made a contribution to social progress in the nations of the Indian Ocean. It may be awarded to non-Mauritian citizens.

Chancellor

The chancellor of the order is the President of the Republic of Mauritius. Each year on Independence day (12 March) the president of the republic appoints new members on the recommendation of the prime minister.

Labour Day has a special significance to the order as it relates to the hardship of people working for their country. On Labour Day 2007 the Malagasy President Marc Ravalomanana was appointed to the rank of Grand Commander, the highest rank of the order.

Privileges

Recipients of the rank of Grand Officer or above are automatically entitled to prefix The Hon, Hons or The Honourable to their name. Commanders and Officers may request permission from the president to use this prefix.

Recipients of the order who are not Mauritian citizens may not use the prefix or post-nominals unless granted permission by the president.

Composition

The Order comprises five classes, in descending order of seniority:

  • Grand Commander of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean (GCSK)
  • Grand Officer of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean (GOSK)
  • Commander of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean (CSK)
  • Officer of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean (OSK)
  • Member of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean (MSK)

Composition of the medal

The decoration shall be 3 mm thick in the form of a cross and made up of a circular central part and three sets of leaves: outer, middle, inner.

The outer leaves shall be of gold. The length from tip to tip of the outer leaves shall be 71mm.

The middle leaves shall be made of violet blue enamel (Group 98 Col of the Royal Horticultural Society colour chart), have pointed ends capped by beads, and be lined externally with gold 2mm thick. The length from head to bead (external) shall be 76 mm.

The inner leaves shall be in the shape of a cross with equal arms of blue enamel (Group 100D of the same colour chart) lined externally with gold 1mm thick. The length from tip to tip of the inner leaves shall be 65 mm.

The central part shall depict a ring of gold with outer diameter 26mm and inner diameter 20mm.

ON THE OBVERSE, to fit inside the ring, shall be embossed a Trochetia boutoniana flower in gold and on the ring the words GRAND OFFICER OF THE STAR & KEY.

ON THE REVERSE inside the ring, shall be embossed the coat of arms of the Republic of Mauritius and on the ring the words REPUBLIC OF MAURITIUS.

The clasp shall be of gold.

The decoration shall be worn around the neck by a ribbon of old gold colour (yellow group 11 C of the same colour chart) 70 mm wide with the colours of the flag of Mauritius running vertically in the middle in segments each 4 mm wide.

The colours of the flag (from left to right) shall be as per the following British Standard Colour Code: :Red - 0.005 :Blue - 7.086 :Yellow - 0.001 :Green - 0.010}}

Recipients

;Grand Commanders of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean (GCSK)

NamePost-NominalsYear AppointedCountry
Cassam UteemGCSK1993Mauritius
Karl OffmannGCSK2002Mauritius
Sir Anerood JugnauthKCMG, GCSK, QC, PC2003Mauritius
Paul BérengerGCSK2003Mauritius
Louis Serge ClairGCSK2003Mauritius
Premnath RamnahGCSK2004Mauritius
Rameswurlall Basant RoiGCSK2004Mauritius
Jaya Krishna CuttareeGCSK2005Mauritius
Sir Satcam Boolell (posthumous)GCSK, Kt2006Mauritius
Rashid BeebeejaunGCSK, GOSK2007Mauritius
Sir Ramesh JeewoolallGCSK, Kt2007Mauritius
Marc RavalomananaGCSK2008Madagascar
Navin RamgoolamGCSK2008Mauritius
Xavier-Luc DuvalGCSK2009Mauritius
Kailash PurryagGCSK2009Mauritius
Rama SithanenGCSK2009Mauritius
James Burty David (posthumous)GCSK2010Mauritius
Mohamed NasheedGCSK2011Maldives
James MichelGCSK2012Seychelles
Roshi BhadainGCSK2016Mauritius
The Most Reverend Ian ErnestGCSK2019Mauritius
Philippe SandsGCSKtitle=National Day Awards 2021url=https://pmo.govmu.org/Communique/National%20Day%20Awards%202021.pdfaccess-date=2022-05-15website=pmo.govmu.org}}United Kingdom
Jagdish KoonjulGCSK2021Mauritius
Sooroojdev PhokeerGSCK2021Mauritius
Vaco BaissacGSCK2023Mauritius
Dharam GokhoolGCSK2024Mauritius
Narendra ModiGCSK2025India
Emmanuel MacronGCSK2025France

Grand Officers of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean (GOSK)

NamePost-NominalsYear Appointed
Sooroojdev PhokeerGOSKtitle=National Awards 2016url=https://pmo.govmu.org/Documents/Honours/2016.pdfaccess-date=2022-05-15website=pmo.govmu.org}}
Jagdish KoonjulGOSK2016
The Hon Mookhesswur ChooneeGOSKtitle=National Day Honours 2014url=https://pmo.govmu.org/Documents/Honours/2014.pdfaccess-date=2022-05-14website=pmo.gov.mupublisher=Prime Minister's Office}}
The Hon Satya Veyash FaugooGOSK2014
Mr Bahim JeetooGOSK2014
Mrs Soonita KistamahGOSK2014
Mrs Marie Madeleine LeeGOSK2014
Mr Dharam Dev ManrajGOSK2014
Mr Marie Joseph Raymond Marrier d’Unienville, Q.C.GOSK2014
Dr Sulleman MoreeaGOSK2014
Mr Marie Jacques Laval PangloseGOSK2014
Dr Keyvoobalam PauvadayGOSK2014
Mr Geerja Shankar RamdaursinghGOSK2014
Mr Rohit RamnawazGOSK2014
Mr Georges André RobertGOSK2014
Dr Georges Tsang Kwong HongGOSK2014
Mrs Lalita BalgobinGOSKtitle=National Day Honours 2013url=http://pmo.gov.mu/English/Pages/National-Day-Honours-2013.aspxwebsite=pmo.gov.mupublisher=Prime Minister's Officeaccess-date=5 November 2014}}
Ahmud Ally BeebeejaunGOSK2013
Ved Prakash BundhunGOSK2013
Mahmood CheerooGOSK2013
Piero Augusto ColonnaGOSK2013
Rohit Narainsing GutteeGOSK2013
Dr Rihun Raj HawoldarGOSK2013
Marc Raymond HeinGOSK2013
Ashok Kumar Jai Krishen KalachandGOSK2013
Philippe Li Wan PoGOSK2013
Mrs Sooryakanti Nirsimloo-GayanGOSK2013
Rivaltz QuenetteGOSK2013
Kaleshwarao SaccaramGOSK2013
Dr Sattianathan SangeeleeGOSK2013
Soopramanien SooprayenGOSK2013
Robert HungleyGOSK2024

References

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