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The coat of arms of Nigeria consists of a black shield with a wavy white pall, symbolising the meeting of the Niger and Benue Rivers at Lokoja. The black shield represents Nigeria's fertile soil, while the two supporting horses or chargers on each side represent dignity. The eagle represents strength, while the green and white twists of the ...
Coat of Arms of Nigeria: Coat of Arms of Nigeria: May 1960 [4] The Coat of Arms of Nigeria was officially adopted in 1960, coinciding with the country's independence from British rule. The coat of arms features a black shield with a wavy white pall, symbolising the confluence of the Niger and Benue Rivers at Lokoja. The black shield represents ...
Since Nigerian independence in 1960, the knights have been supplanted by clerics as the country's largest body of people that are entitled to claim foreign arms. Both of the cardinals whose arms are displayed here are - by virtue of their religious titles - princes of the church, and each therefore holds his ecclesiastical arms under Vatican law.
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Coat of arms of Ivory Coast: Kenya: Harambee (Swahili: "Let us all pull together") Coat of arms of Kenya: Lesotho: Khotso, Pula, Nala (Sotho: "Peace, Rain, Prosperity") Coat of arms of Lesotho: Liberia: The love of liberty brought us here Coat of arms of Liberia: Libya: Arabic: حكومة الوحدة الوطنية - دولة ليبيا
A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design [1] on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the last two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement, which in its whole consists of a shield, supporters, a crest, and a motto.
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The flag is in the same style as the former Northern and Western region of Nigeria, all of which include their own coat of arms in the centre of a Nigerian flag. [3] The Eastern Region's coat of arms was based on the colours of the Pan-African flag designed by Marcus Garvey's Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities ...