Coat of arms of the Republic of the Congo
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Armiger | Republic of the Congo |
Adopted | 1960 (readopted in 1991) |
Crest | A special forest crown. On the circle or of the forest crown: "République du Congo" in letters gules upon a scroll or. |
Shield | Or, a fess wavy Vert, a lion rampant Gules, armed and langued Vert, overall, maintaining a torch Sable flamed Gules. |
Supporters | Two war elephants sable tusked or, issuing from the flanks of the shield |
Compartment | A tree trunk gules |
Motto | Unité, Travail, Progrès "Unity, Work, Progress" |
The coat of arms of the Republic of the Congo has a shield with a rampant red lion holding a torch. The background color of the shield is gold with a green, wavy, horizontal stripe along the middle. A golden crown sits above the shield. Two large African war elephants support the shield. A banner with the national motto "Unité Travail Progrès" ("Unity, Work, Progress" translated from "La Congolaise") is draped from a bar supporting the war elephants. The arms were adopted in 1960 and readopted in 1991 after having been replaced with a simpler, unheraldic symbol during the People's Republic of the Congo era from 1970–1991.
Official description
The coat of arms is described as follows:[1]
- Or, a fess wavy vert, a lion gules, armed and langued vert, overall, maintaining a torch sable flamed gules.
- A special forest crown.
- The shield is supported by two war elephants sable tusked or, issuing from the flanks of the shield and sustained on a tree trunk gules.
- On the circle or of the forest crown: "République du Congo" in letters gules upon a scroll or.
- Motto "Unité-Travail-Progrès" in letters gules upon a scroll or.
Historical symbols
- Emblem of the People's Republic of the Congo (1970–1991)
References
- ^ Journal Officiel de la Republique du Congo, 15 Août 1963, p. 717
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