Tanzania coat of arms

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Tanzania coat of arms
Coat of arms of Tanzania.svg
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Heraldic shield Fire, state flag , waves, ax, hoe
Sign holder Man Woman
Motto (motto) Uhuru na Umoja ( Kiswahili : "Freedom and Unity")

The coat of arms of Tanzania shows the traditional African shield of a Bantu warrior.

The coat of arms is divided three times: in the first field in yellow a golden torch, in the second field the national flag ; the third field is red with a crossed golden ax and hoe , three blue waves in the silver shield base . A golden spear lies over the lower three fields. The pedestal shows Kilimanjaro and two silver elephant tusks frame the shield. Sign holders are a man on the right and a woman in traditional green clothing on the left. At the man's feet a clove bush and a cotton bush at the woman's feet . On a white banner with green back is written in red capital letters , the state motto in Kiswahili : Uhuru na Umoja ( "Freedom and Unity").

symbolism

The yellow above stands for the country's natural resources, the torch stands for freedom, enlightenment and knowledge. As a so-called Uhuru torch, it was first hoisted on the summit of Kilimanjaro in 1961 and is a popular national symbol. The Tanzanian flag is a combination of the flags of Tanganyika and Zanzibar and is supposed to represent the land (green), the water (blue), the natural resources (yellow) and the people (black). The red field symbolizes the fertile red earth. The wavebands represent land, sea, lakes and the country's coastlines. Ax and hoe are typical tools of the people who built the country, the spear stands for the defense of the freedom of Tanzania. The sign holders are meant to indicate equality and cooperation between people of both sexes, the two plants represent agriculture, and Mount Kilimanjaro and the tusks are striking examples of the country's nature.

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