| Coat of arms of Gabon | |
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| Armiger | Gabonese Republic |
| Adopted | 15 July 1963 |
| Shield | Or, a ship sable, masts of the same, with the flag of Gabon, tierced in fess vert, or and azure, sailing upon a sea azure; a chief vert charged with three bezants. |
| Supporters | Two black panthers |
| Compartment | Okoumé tree |
| Motto | Union, Travail, Justice "Unity, Work, Justice" |
The coat of arms of Gabon was designed by the Swiss heraldist and vexillologist Louis Mühlemann, one of the founding members of the FIAV and the designer of the coat of arms of the Republic of Congo. It has been in use since 15 July 1963.[1]
- ^ Briggs, Geoffrey (1974). National Heraldry of the World. New York: Viking Press. ISBN 9780670504527.