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[[File:Burundi.jpg|center|400 px]] | [[File:Burundi.jpg|center|400 px]] | ||
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Burundi became an independent Kingdom in 1962 and adopted arms with a lion's head. On top of the shield the royal karyenda drum was shown as a symbol of the mwami (king), surrounded by two laurelsand four spears. The national motto was ''Ganza Sabwa'', which in Kirundi means "(the mwami) rules and reigns".<br> These arms are shown below: | Burundi became an independent Kingdom in 1962 and adopted arms with a lion's head. On top of the shield the royal karyenda drum was shown as a symbol of the mwami (king), surrounded by two laurelsand four spears. The national motto was ''Ganza Sabwa'', which in Kirundi means "(the mwami) rules and reigns".<br> These arms are shown below: | ||
[[File:Burundi2.jpg|center]] | [[File:Burundi2.jpg|center]] | ||
In 1966 Burundi became a republic and the arms were changed to the arms shown above. The lion head remained, but only three spears remained. The new motto 'Unité, Travail, Progrès' means Unity, Labour, Progress. | In 1966 Burundi became a republic and the arms were changed to the arms shown above. The lion head remained, but only three spears remained. The new motto 'Unité, Travail, Progrès' means Unity, Labour, Progress. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:bi-c1.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms on a coin from 1962 | |||
|align="center"|[[File:bi-c2.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms on a coin from 1993 | |||
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For the colonial arms, see [[Ruanda-Urundi]] | For the colonial arms, see [[Ruanda-Urundi]] | ||
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