| Coat of arms of Samoa | |
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| Armiger | Independent State of Samoa |
| Adopted | 1962 |
| Motto | Fa'avae i le Atua Samoa "God be the Foundation of Samoa" |
The coat of arms of Samoa takes its inspiration from the United Nations, as New Zealand administered Western Samoa first as a League of Nations Mandate and then as a United Nations trusteeship until the country received its independence on 1 January 1962, as Western Samoa. Samoa was the first Polynesian nation to reestablish independence in the 20th century. The background is cross-hatched with a grid like the United Nations arms, most of the other elements are duplicated on the national flag.