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{{Short description|National coat of arms of the Republic of the Congo}} |
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|armiger = [[Republic of the Congo]] |
|armiger = [[Republic of the Congo]] |
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|year_adopted = 1960 (readopted in 1991) |
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|crest = A crown |
|crest = A special forest crown. On the circle or of the forest crown: "République du Congo" in letters gules upon a scroll or. |
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|shield = Or, a fess wavy |
|shield = Or, a fess wavy Vert, a [[lion]] rampant Gules, armed and langued Vert, overall, maintaining a torch Sable flamed Gules. |
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|supporters = Two |
|supporters = Two [[war elephant]]s sable [[tusk| tusked]] or, issuing from the flanks of the shield |
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|compartment = A |
|compartment = A tree trunk gules |
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|motto = '''Unité, Travail, Progrès''' <br> "Unity, Work, Progress" |
|motto = '''Unité, Travail, Progrès''' <br /> "Unity, Work, Progress" |
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The '''coat of arms of the [[Republic of the Congo]]''' has a shield with a rampant red lion holding a torch. |
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 elephant|African]] [[war elephant]]s 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. |
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==Official description== |
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The coat of arms is described as follows:<ref>[https://www.sgg.cg/JO/1963/congo-jo-1963-19.pdf Journal Officiel de la Republique du Congo, 15 Août 1963, p. 717]</ref> |
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The arms were adopted in 1960 and readopted in 1991 after having been replaced with a simpler, unheraldic symbol from 1970–1991. |
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*Or, a fess wavy vert, a lion gules, armed and langued vert, overall, maintaining a torch sable flamed gules. |
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*A special forest crown. |
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*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. |
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*On the circle or of the forest crown: "République du Congo" in letters gules upon a scroll or. |
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*Motto "Unité-Travail-Progrès" in letters gules upon a scroll or. |
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==Historical symbols== |
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==References== |
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[[Category:National symbols of the Republic of the Congo]] |
[[Category:National symbols of the Republic of the Congo]] |
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Latest revision as of 17:31, 24 March 2024
| 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
[edit]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
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Emblem of the People's Republic of the Congo (1970–1991)
References
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