Coat of arms of East Timor

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The Timor-Leste coat of arms since 2007

The coat of arms of East Timor ( official name: belak , tetum for disc ) was introduced and replaced on January 18, 2007 with the publication of Law 02/2007 in the Jornal da República (January 18, 2007, Series I, No. 1, page 1664) the coat of arms based on the shield of the Conselho Nacional de Resistência Timorense CNRT ( National Council of the Timorese Resistance ), which has been in use since independence in 2002.

Official description

Coat of arms and flag of East Timor at its embassy in Lisbon

The coat of arms shows in the center the outlines of the highest mountain in East Timor, the Tatamailau ( Foho Ramelau ), on a white background in the national colors of "ruby red" on the outside, black on the inside with a thin golden yellow border. It has the shape of a square pyramid with three corners pointing down and one pointing up. The edges are arched.

There is a five-pointed white star in the center of the top corner of the mountain. One of the points on the star points to the upper corner of the mountain without touching it. Five white pyramidal rays emerge from the star, ending at the top of an open book located in the top of the black part of the mountain.

The book has a ruby ​​red cover, the margins are golden yellow. There are four black lines on the right side of the book and five on the left. There is a golden yellow band at the bottom of the pages. The book is in front of a golden-yellow gear wheel that stands on a golden-yellow base. To the right of the cogwheel and book is a rice ear ( hare fulin ) with two leaves and eleven grains, to the left a corn on the cob ( batar fulin ), also with two leaves. Both are golden yellow and turned upside down.

Below the gear and book there is a Kalashnikov (AK-47 Galaxi) with a white border and a piston to the left and barrel to the right. The barrel is slightly higher than the piston, but does not touch the gear. Across behind the weapon is a golden yellow Timorese spear ( Diman ), the tip of which points to the left.

Under the rifle, in the middle of the black part of the mountain, there is a golden yellow Timorese bow ( Rama-inan ), the string of which points upwards.

Under the outline of the mountain there is a wavy, “light red” bordered, white banner on which the new national motto in Portuguese is written in ruby ​​red : “Unidade, Acção, Progresso” ( unity, movement, progress ). This band runs in waves parallel to the edge of the mountain outline.

Mountain and banner are surrounded by two thin, dark red rings. Between the circles is the official name of the country in Portuguese, República Democrática de Timor-Leste , on a white background with ruby ​​red writing in the upper part . The inscription runs on the ring from the level of the lower left corner of the Tatamailau mountain to the level of the lower right corner. In the lower part of the ring is the abbreviation of the country name RDTL .

meaning

The national coat of arms in the East Timorese Presidential Palace (2020)

The coat of arms symbolizes the globe with the country of East Timor and at the same time stands for national unity. The white background color inside the ring, star and rays symbolizes peace. The yellow in the coat of arms means wealth, black symbolizes the darkness that must be defeated, and red stands for the love of the homeland and the fight for national liberation.

The five points of the star symbolize the light of generosity and honesty that leads the people to peace. Its rays represent the light of solidarity and the will to bring peace to the whole world.

The four corners of the outline of the Tatamailau mountain stand for the principle of the separation of powers ( president , parliament , government and judiciary) and the independence of the state organs.

Open book, cogwheel, rice ear and corn cob symbolize wisdom and the ability of the people to develop in the fields of education, culture, social justice, agriculture and industry.

The rifle, spear and bow stand for the values ​​of centuries of popular resistance for national liberation and self-defense for the honor and dignity of the sovereignty of East Timor. The rifle may pay homage to Mozambique's coat of arms . The FALINTIL of East Timors did not use Kalashnikovs in the liberation struggle.

The state motto unity, movement, progress names the basic values ​​of politics and ethics that determine the life of the nation and the people.

The coat of arms of Portuguese Timor

In 1935, all Portuguese colonies were given their own coat of arms , the design of which was uniformly regulated. The three-part shield shows in the first field on silver five blue shields with five silver coins ( quinas ) each , which form a cross; the central element from the coat of arms of Portugal . In the third field there are green waves on silver. The second field was varied for the individual colonies. Portuguese Timor carried the coat of arms of the Dominicans , who played a major role during the occupation of Timor by Portugal: The field was silver / black eight times confessed with a silver-black lily cross , in addition there was a Quina in the center of the cross . The coat of arms remained valid until the independence of East Timor was first proclaimed in 1975.

  • Coat of arms of Portuguese Timor, 1933-1935

  • Small coat of arms, 1935 to 1951

  • Large colonial coat of arms, 1935 to 1951

  • Large colonial coat of arms, 1951 to 1975

The coat of arms of Timor Timur

Coat of arms of Timor Timur

During the annexation of East Timor by Indonesia (1976-1999, occupation from 1975), the 27th province, run as Timor Timur , received a coat of arms with a golden base. In the upper part of the shield there was a small blue shield with a gold star, underneath a red banner with the motto "From the past times to today, warriors of Timor" in Tetum, further down a round seal with a Timorese holy house ( Uma Lulik ) on a blue background that rested on a golden Kaibauk (Timorese crown). “TIMOR TIMUR” was written in red on the quay.

Government symbols while administered by the United Nations

From 1999 the United Nations took over the administration of East Timor . In 2001 elections were held for the Constituent Assembly from which the East Timorese National Parliament emerged . Until independence on May 20, 2002, the government elected by parliament used an emblem with a Timorese-style crocodile , which plays a central role in the Timorese creation myth . In the background you can see the outline of the Tatamailau. It also contains other symbols of power, such as a Kaibauk. The emblem reads “TIMOR LOROSA'E GOVERNU” ( East Timor Government ) in the local Tetum language , or “GOVERNO TIMOR-LESTE” in Portuguese . There were stickers on government vehicles with a map of the country in orange, blue and white and the word government in Tetum and English .

  • Emblem of the government of East Timor during the UN administration (tetum)

  • Emblem of the East Timorese government during the UN administration (port.)

  • Government logo on a vehicle in 2002

The coat of arms from 2002 to 2007

The coat of arms of Timor-Leste from 2002 to 2007

The first coat of arms of East Timor contained the shield of the CNRT. It is still used by the East Timorese Defense Forces (F-FDTL). The main element is made up of two crossed so-called suriks (traditional Timorese swords), together with a spear, a star and two arrows. The inner red shield takes the shape of a quay on the upper side.

The country name is in the official language Portuguese on a blue ring around the shield and a 14-rayed sun.

The Portuguese motto in the banner means: honor, fatherland and people.

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c National symbols (Portuguese)
  2. ↑ " The Good Crocodile - The Crocodile Legend from East Timor " on Wikisource