Coat of arms of Uganda

The coat of arms of Uganda shows an African shield , on the sides of which a kob , which symbolizes the animal world of the country, and a crowned crane , which stands as a symbol for the country itself and is also depicted on the flag of Uganda , are leaning against .

The shield depicts a gold-silver drum , which represents the culture of Uganda, as well as a golden sun in the middle and silver-blue wave bars at the top. Two crossed spears are depicted behind the shield, which, as traditional Ugandan weapons, symbolize the country's military readiness.

The sign stands on a pedestal that depicts the Ugandan landscape with the Nile flowing through it. A coffee plant is depicted on the left and a cotton plant on the right . Below runs a banner with the motto " For God and My Country " ( " For God and my country ").

The original of the coat of arms, which was made after Uganda's independence in 1962, is said to have been taken along with the original of the Ugandan flag by President Idi Amin Dada when he fled to Saudi Arabia in 1979 and has been missing since then.

The coat of arms has been in use since September 21, 1962 . The coat of arms of the British Protectorate Uganda had previously been a round badge depicting a crowned crane on a gold background.