Coat of arms of Zambia

The coat of arms of Zambia was adopted by the Republic of Zambia , which became independent on October 24, 1964 .

Blazon : Six silver wave stakes in black. In the place of the helmet, a hoe and a pimple crossed in natural color, above a golden, flying, resisting sea ​​eagle . A natural-colored African with a jacket and short trousers, both turquoise, on the left a natural-colored African woman with a long, short-sleeved red dress, standing on a common green ground, accompanied by a black and white headframe with a factory silhouette on the inside on the right, on the right, a black and white zebra in the middle a golden corn on the cob with green leaves. Motto below on the right ONE ZAMBIA, on the left ONE NATION.

Explanations: The sign symbolizes the great natural spectacle of the Zambezi Falls near Livingstone , it was already found in the North Rhodesian coat of arms. The hoe and pickaxe crossed over it are reminiscent of Zambia's agricultural and mining industrial work, crowned by the sea eagle (as in the flag). The sign holders - man and woman - symbolize the equality of both sexes. The clothes of both avoid any echoes of traditional costumes and thus emphasize the modernity of the country. The rest is self explanatory.

The coat of arms was designed by (Mrs.) Gabriel Ellison, OGDS, MBE.