Coat of arms of the Solomon Islands
Coat of arms of the Solomon Islands | |
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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
The individual symbols in the shield represent four districts of the British Protectorate of the Solomon Islands, which made up the state:
- The eagle stands for Malaita .
- The bow and arrow represent the Central District .
- The turtles represent the Western District .
- 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
Web links
- Flag lexicon (description of flag and coat of arms)
- Description of the coat of arms on www.ngw.nl