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'''National Coat of arms of NAMIBIA''' | '''National Coat of arms of NAMIBIA''' | ||
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====Origin/meaning | ===Official blazon=== | ||
'''Arms''': Tierced per bend sinister, Azure, Argent and Vert, a bend sinister Gules, and in dexter chief a sun with twelve straight rays Or, charged with an annulet Azure.<br> | |||
'''Crest''': Upon a traditional head-ring Vert charged with six lozenges conjoined Or, a Fish Eagle rising, wings elevated and displayed, proper.<br> | |||
'''Supporters''': Two Oryx proper.<br> | |||
'''Compartment''': A Namib sand-dune with a Welwitschia mirabilis in the foreground, proper.<br> | |||
'''Motto''': UNITY LIBERTY JUSTICE | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on March 21, 1990. | The arms were officially granted on March 21, 1990. | ||
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[[Literature]] : Brownell; Merrington, both several papers. | [[Literature]] : Brownell; Merrington, both several papers. | ||