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The motto "Peace, Unity, Freedom" was changed first to "Unity and Faith" and in 1978 to "Unity and Faith, Peace and Progress". | The motto "Peace, Unity, Freedom" was changed first to "Unity and Faith" and in 1978 to "Unity and Faith, Peace and Progress". | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:ni-c1.jpg|center]] <br/>A coin with the arms with the old motto. | |||
|align="center"|[[File:ni-c2.jpg|center]] <br/>A coin with the current arms | |||
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During colonial times Nigeria did not have its own arms, but the government used a badge: | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:3447.aba.jpg|center]] <br/>The badge on an [[Abadie]] trade card (1930s) | |||
|align="center"|[[File:Nigeria.typ.jpg|center|400 px]] <br/>The arms of a [[Ty-Phoo colonial series|Ty-Phoo]] trade card, 1939 | |||
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[[Literature]] : - | [[Literature]] : - | ||