Coat of arms of the Solomon Islands

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Coat of arms of the Solomon Islands
Coat of arms of the Solomon Islands.svg
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Introduced July 7, 1978
Heraldic shield St. Andrew's Cross

The Solomon Islands coat of arms was adopted on July 7, 1978 on the occasion of independence.

description

The golden shield is diagonally square with a green St. Andrew's cross; the cross is covered with two crossed, silver spears, black arrows and a brown traditional shield.

In the left and right golden fields there is a brown turtle each.

In the blue head of the shield there is a striding eagle between two flying frigate birds, both in natural colors.

The helmet bulge and cover are silver-blue, and a traditional boat with a stylized sun hovers over the helmet .

Shield holders are a saltwater crocodile and a shark .

The shield rests on the stylized, brown depiction of a frigate bird , under which a red and gold banner reproduces the state motto in English :

" To lead is to serve. "
(" Leading means serving. ")

symbolism

Colonial coat of arms, simple shape

The individual symbols in the shield represent four districts of the British Protectorate of the Solomon Islands, which made up the state:

  1. The eagle stands for Malaita .
  2. The bow and arrow represent the Central District .
  3. The turtles represent the Western District .
  4. The frigate birds represent the Eastern District .

These four symbols were also found in the colonial coat of arms under the British lion in the shield head.

Another coat of arms from the colonial era showed a silver turtle in red, and eight silver tips in the head of the shield in black, representing the eight main islands.

literature

  • Karl-Heinz Hesmer: Flags and coats of arms of the world. History and symbolism of the flags and coats of arms of all states . Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Lexikon Verlag, 1992. ISBN 3-570-01082-1

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