Zimbabwe bird
The Zimbabwe bird is not only represented in heraldry as a heraldic animal in the national coat of arms of the former British colony of Southern Rhodesia , now Zimbabwe . The country's flag, which is adorned with coat of arms, also shows the bird. What kind of animal is hidden behind the heraldic bird is not clear. It is almost certainly a chicken bird .
It has been a national symbol in the country's heraldry since 1924 . It is also called the lightning bird and its representation is in gold on a gold-green bead of a helmet . The heraldic animal has its origin in the religion of the Shona . Here the bird is supposed to stand and mediate between humans and God. About 20-30 cm high soapstone figures on two meter high pillars are in the ruins of Great Zimbabwe and were discovered in September 1871 by a German researcher, Karl Mauch . The Zimbabwe bird was on South Rhodesian coins as early as 1932 and is also used as a watermark in the country's monetary system .
Zimbabwe bird (replica)
Coat of arms of Zimbabwe : Zimbabwean bird as a crest
Zimbabwe bird in the national flag
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- ↑ a b Gert Oswald : Lexicon of Heraldry. VEB Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig 1984.