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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 cucullatus) and a sambar deer (Rusa unicolor), symbolising the extinct and present wildlife.
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"
|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:mauritius.typ.jpg|center|350 px|{{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms on a [[Ty-Phoo colonial series|trade card]]
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|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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