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'''THE NATIONAL ARMS OF MAURITIUS''' | '''THE NATIONAL ARMS OF MAURITIUS''' | ||
[[File:Mauritius.jpg|center]] | [[File:Mauritius.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were designed in 1906. | The arms were designed in 1906. | ||
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The key symbolises the strategic importance of the island. The fourth quarter shows the island as the star of the Indian Ocean. | The key symbolises the strategic importance of the island. The fourth quarter shows the island as the star of the Indian Ocean. | ||
The supporters are an (extinct) dodo (Raphus | The supporters are an (extinct) dodo (''Raphus cucullatu''s) and a sambar deer (''Rusa unicolor''), symbolising the extinct and present wildlife. | ||
The two green sugar canes indicate the importance of sugar for the local economy. | The two green sugar canes indicate the importance of sugar for the local economy. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:mauritius.wes.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms as shown by [[Wills's - Arms of the British Empire (small)|Will's]] in the early 20th century | |align="center"|[[File:mauritius.wes.jpg|400 px|center|{{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as shown by [[Wills's - Arms of the British Empire (small)|Will's]] in the early 20th century | ||
|align="center"|[[File:mauritius.cva.jpg|350 px|center|{{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in a [[Continentale Verlags Anstalt|German album]] +/- 1910 | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:2049.aba.jpg|center|{{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums | |||
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}-fr.jpg|center|{{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in a French publication (+/- 1890-1900) | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:mauritius.typ.jpg|center|350 px|{{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a [[Ty-Phoo colonial series|trade card]] | |||
|align="center"|[[File:084.ad.jpg|center|300 px|{{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in a 1930s [[Abdulla-Die Staatswappen aller Wappenführenden Staaten der Erde|album]] | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:muc1.jpg|center|300 px|{{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a 1934 coin | |||
|align="center"|[[File:muc2.jpg|center|300 px|{{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a 2004 coin | |||
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[[Literature]] : scan from stamp | [[Literature]] : scan from stamp | ||
[[Category:Mauritius]] | [[Category:Mauritius]] | ||