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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.
This armorial of sovereign states shows the coat of arms, national emblem, or seal for every sovereign state. Although some countries do not have an official national emblem, unofficial emblems which are de facto used as national emblems are also shown below.
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.
Three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and red, with a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side and the coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat of arms has six yellow six-pointed stars (representing the mainland and five offshore islands) above a gray shield bearing a silk-cotton tree and below which is a scroll ...
Flag Date Use Description c.2003-Present: Flag of The Democratic Party: A Horizontal bicolour of white and green. [12]c.2011-Present: Flag of The National Resistance Movement: 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.
Category: Coats of arms with maps. 3 languages. ... Seal of the United States Virgin Islands This page was last edited on 12 May 2019, at 17:02 (UTC). Text ...
Relief map of Uganda. Uganda is located in southeast Africa between 1º S and 4º N latitude, and between 30º E and 35º E longitude. Its geography is very diverse, consisting of volcanic hills, mountains, and lakes. The country sits at an average of 900 meters above sea level. Both the eastern and western borders of Uganda have mountains.
Republic of Uganda; Use: National flag and ensign: Proportion: 2:3: Adopted: 9 October 1962; 62 years ago (): Design: Six equal horizontal bands of black (top), yellow, red, black, yellow, and red (bottom); a white disc is superimposed at the centre and depicts the national symbol, a grey crowned crane, facing the hoist side.