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'''WESTERN REGION''' | '''WESTERN REGION''' | ||
[[File:wregion.jpg|center| | [[File:wregion.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
*'''Arms''': Parted per by a fess wavy Argent, Azure and Gules, in chief a sword and a mace in saltire Or, in base a golden rimmed hexagram Vert, enclosing the Imperial State Crown proper. | *'''Arms''': Parted per by a fess wavy Argent, Azure and Gules, in chief a sword and a mace in saltire Or, in base a golden rimmed hexagram Vert, enclosing the Imperial State Crown proper. | ||
*'''Crest''': On a wreath Gules and Vert, a lion passant guardant Or before a baobab tree fructed proper. | *'''Crest''': On a wreath Gules and Vert, a lion passant guardant Or before a baobab tree fructed proper. | ||
*'''Supporters''': Two African elephants (Loxodonta africana - Elephantidæ) proper. | *'''Supporters''': Two African elephants (Loxodonta africana - Elephantidæ) proper. | ||
*'''Motto''': LIBERTY • AND • SERVICE in blue lettering on a white ribbon. | *'''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': LIBERTY • AND • SERVICE in blue lettering on a white ribbon. | ||
*'''Compartment''': Two tree-trunks proper in saltire on a bare ground. | *'''Compartment''': Two tree-trunks proper in saltire on a bare ground. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted | The arms were granted on February 26, 1958. | ||
Western Region was a subdivision of the Federation of Nigeria until 1967. It is inhabited by the Yoruba and its capital was at Ibadan. It was established in 1939 under British rule as a subdivision of the Southern Nigeria colony. Upon independence of Nigeria in 1960, it became one of the members of the federation, along with the Eastern Region and the Northern Region. | Western Region was a subdivision of the Federation of Nigeria until 1967. It is inhabited by the Yoruba and its capital was at Ibadan. It was established in 1939 under British rule as a subdivision of the Southern Nigeria colony. Upon independence of Nigeria in 1960, it became one of the members of the federation, along with the Eastern Region and the Northern Region. | ||
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[[Literature]]: Image and part of information obtained from http://www. | [[Literature]]: Image and part of information obtained from http://www.rode-leeuw.nl | ||
[[Category:States of Nigeria]] | [[Category:States of Nigeria]] |
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