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The coat of arms of Uganda was adopted three weeks before the proclamation of independence by the Uganda Legislative Council. On 1 October 1962 the arms were approved by Governor of Uganda Walter Coutts, and formally established by law on 9 October. [3] The shield and spears represent the willingness of the Ugandan people to defend their country.
Supporters: Dexter a male Uganda kob (Adenota kob thomasi - Bovidæ); sinister, a crested crane (Balearica pavonina gibberifrons - Balearicidæ), both proper. Compartment: A grassy mount down the centre of which flows a river, between dexter a sprig of coffee and in sinister a sprig of cotton, both leaved and fructed proper.
British Blue Ensign with the emblem of Uganda. [29] 1914-1962: Governor Flag of The Protectorate of Uganda: A Union Flag defaced with the Emblem of Uganda. [30] 1962: Flag of The Dominion of Uganda: A Vertical tricolour of green, blue and green with 2 lines between the stripes and a grey crowned crane, facing the hoist side in yellow on the ...
The British administration gave its approval to the new flag before the country's independence. [2] The flag was designed by C. Todd, Professor of Fine Art at Makerere University. He also designed the Uganda Coat of Arms and various ceremonial items, which he registered with the College of Arms, in London. [citation needed]
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Coat of arms of Uganda; F. Flag of Uganda; List of Ugandan flags; G. ... Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; ...
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Heraldic emblems – typically coats of arms, also referred to as arms – have since the Middle Ages been used to represent or identify personal/geographical entities, preceding flags for such use by several centuries. Moreover, heraldic emblems have traditionally also been preferred to vexillological designs for representation on any physical ...