Naurus coat of arms

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Naurus coat of arms
Coat of arms of Nauru, svg
Details
Introduced 1968

The Nauruan national coat of arms is one of the two official emblems of the island state, along with the national flag . The design of the coat of arms of Nauru dates from 1968 after the declaration of independence ; it officially began to be used in the early 1970s.

description

The shield is divided and split at the bottom.

  • Above, in gold on a woven backing, the silver chemical symbol for phosphorus .
  • In the lower heraldic right (from the viewer's left) silver field a black frigate bird sitting on a red crutch over five blue waves.
  • In the lower left blue field a branch of tomano flowers .

The shield, which is bent out to the sides, is adorned with golden cords. On the sides fittings made of palm fronds , feathers of the frigate bird and shark's teeth .

A twelve-pointed silver star on the upper edge of the shield is taken from the flag . The floating silver band with black capital letters bears the name of the island in Micronesian Nauruan : Naoero .

The silver ribbon under the shield bears the motto of the Republic of Nauru in black capital letters: " God's Will First "

( God's will first )

symbolism

The woven underground symbolizes the population of Naurus, the frigate bird the fauna there and the Tomano branch the flora ; the chemical symbol for phosphorus promoting phosphates . The shield is surrounded by badges of the chiefs they wore to celebrations - strings of palm fronds , frigate bird feathers, and shark's teeth .