Coat of arms of Mauritius

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Coat of arms of Mauritius
Armiger	Republic of Mauritius
Adopted	1906
Shield	Quarterly azure and or: (1) A lymphad or; (2) 3 palm trees vert; (3) A key in pale the wards downwards gules; (4) From the base a pile, and in chief a mullet argent
Supporters	On the dexter side, a dodo per bend sinister embattled gules and argent and on the sinister side, a sambur deer per bend embattled argent and gules, each supporting a sugar cane erect proper
Motto	Stella Clavisque Maris Indici "Star and Key of the Indian Ocean"
Earlier version(s)	British Mauritius
Use	1869–1906

The coat of arms of Mauritius are stipulated in the "Mauritius Laws 1990 Vol.2 SCHEDULE (Section 2)". In the lower left quarter is a key and on the right-hand side is a white star, which are referred to in the Latin motto "Stella Clavisque Maris Indici" meaning "Star and Key of the Indian Ocean".