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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.
Five horizontal stripes of yellow (top), blue, green, red, and yellow (bottom), with the top and bottom stripes 3 times as a wide as the others. A white disc is superimposed at the centre and depicts the party's symbol, a yellow bus. [13] 1960-1966: Flag of The Uganda People's Congress: A Horizontal tricolour of black, yellow and red. [14] 1966 ...
Pages in category "National symbols of Uganda" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
A white disc is superimposed at the centre and depicts the national symbol, a grey crowned crane, facing the hoist's side. During the colonial era, the British used a Blue Ensign that was defaced with the colonial badge, as prescribed in 1865 regulations. Buganda, the largest of the traditional kingdoms in the colony of Uganda, had its own flag ...
The military ranks of Uganda are the military insignia used by the Uganda People's Defence Force. Uganda is a landlocked country and therefore does not have a navy. Being a former British protectorate , Uganda shares a rank structure similar to that of the United Kingdom .
The circular cupro-nickel Uganda Independence Medal features the crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II. [2] The reverse of the medal depicts the Uganda Coat of Arms and the inscription Uganda Independence, 9th October 1962. [2] The ribbon has a six equal vertical stripes, black, yellow, red, black, yellow red. [2]
Road signs in Uganda are regulated in the Traffic Signs Manual [1] and governed by the Ministry of Works and Transport (formerly the Ministry of Works, Housing and Communications). [2] They closely resemble road signs used in the United Kingdom since Uganda was a British colony until 1962, with the exception that Uganda uses metric system units ...