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The motto "Finis Coronat Opus" is Latin for "The End Crowns the Work".
The motto "Finis Coronat Opus" is Latin for "The End Crowns the Work".
The composition was derived from the earlier badge of the then Colony of the Seychelles, used from 1961-1977. This badge was already earlier in use as a less official emblem, as can be seen from the Abadie image below.
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|align="center"|[[File:seychelles1.jpg|center]]  <br/>The badge from 1961
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|align="center"|[[File:2050.aba.jpg|center]]  <br/>The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums (1930s)
|align="center"|[[File:sc-c-1.jpg|center]]  <br/>The arms on a coin
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[[Category:Sseychelles]]
[[Category:Seychelles]]
[[Category:National Arms]]
[[Category:National Arms]]
[[Category:Granted 1976]]
[[Category:Granted 1976]]
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