Botswana coat of arms

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Botswana coat of arms
Coat of arms of Botswana.svg
Details
Introduced January 25, 1966
Heraldic shield Gears , wave beams , bull's head
Sign holder Zebras
Motto (motto) PULA (rain)
Other elements Elephant tusk , sorghum ear

Botswana's current coat of arms was adopted on January 25, 1966.

Water shortages and abundance are so important for the people in desert-like Botswana that they are conspicuously themed in the coat of arms. The motto “PULA” means “rain” in the official language of Setswana . (Furthermore, the currency of Botswana is called Pula.)

Description of coat of arms

In the pointed oval light-blue sign three blue wave beam , upwards of three gray gears and down from a brown bull head accompanied with silver long horns. Shield holder two upright silver-black, black hoofed zebras , the heraldic right one holding a golden elephant tusk between the forelegs , the left one holding a red sorghum ear .

Under the sign on a blue ribbon in black the motto “PULA”.

symbolism

Symbolize it

  • the shield shape the traditional shield of the Batswana ,
  • the wave beams the - rare - watercourses,
  • the gears modern industry,
  • the cattle head is the traditional livestock of the (predominantly) cattle farmers of the country,
  • Zebras and elephant tusk the native fauna,
  • the sorghum the common field crop,
  • the banner emphasizes the vital importance of rain to the nation.